World Environment Day


Curriculum for Wales

from: https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/introduction/

from: https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/mathematics-and-numeracy/statements-of-what-matters/


WED 1 – A Personal Doughnut

We have put together a resource incorporating a series of small activities in which your students will create their own doughnut, based on several social and environmental factors. This can be further developed by following another loop of the data handling cycle to refine and improve their work.

Included are: [to access these resources please click here]

  • Teacher presentation
  • Teacher guide
  • Student data collection sheet
  • Student colour scales
  • Blank doughnuts

Mathematical concepts that may be encountered:

  • Cycle of enquiry
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Calculating the mean in context
  • Innovative data presentation using dynamic software

Further Reading

If you are interested in finding out a little bit more about Doughnut Economics please take a look at Kate Raworth’s webpage and see this poster by Andre and Lavicza

Geogebra App

Use the Geogebra App below to create your own doughnuts. Or click here.

If you would like to increase the number of variables in the doughnut, click here.


WED II – A County Doughnut

In this second cycle of the doughnut economics project, we have extended the process! In the first iteration students examine their personal doughnut and several variables. In this iteration we scale up the project to compared counties within Wales.

Included are: [to access these resources please click here]

  • Teacher presentation
  • Teacher guide
  • Student data collection sheet & doughnut sheet
  • Desmos Activity
  • Geogebra App

Mathematical concepts that may be encountered:

  • Cycle of enquiry
  • Box plots (Minimum, Lower Quartile, Median, Upper Quartile, Maximum)
  • Data selection
  • Data presentation using dynamic software

Healthy Life Expectancy

Employment Rate

Household Internet Access

Average Earnings

Free School Meals

Walk to Local Green Space

Air Quality

Ecological Footprint

Green Energy Projects

CO2 Emissions

Flooding Risk

Environmental Careers

Included are: [to access these resources please click here]