Mobile phones: Lesson 3 presentations

Mobile phone use is a 'hot topic' at present. Many newspapers have had varied headlines informing the public about the health potentials of mobile phones.

Starter

1. Ask the students to think up 3 headlines that could be used by newspapers to promote the use of mobile phones.
2. Ask the students to think up 3 headlines that could be used by newspapers to discourage the use of mobile phones.
3. Tell them to look at the information in Resource 3 and gather other information from the websites listed in Resource 5 that either promotes the use of mobile phones or discourages the use. The target audience will either be teenagers or young adults.
4. In groups of 4 examine all the information available and imagine that the Government have commissioned you to provide them with a scientific report on mobile phones.

Main activity

Produce a 2-minute report that you can present to the rest of the class on whether the Government should make people aware of the dangers of mobile phones.

Then debate whether the Government should pass a law that bans children under the age of 10 from using mobile phones. Consider how this law could be enforced.

Homework

(Optional) Write a letter to your MP expressing your views about whether the Government should make people aware of the dangers of mobile phones.

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Downloads

Mobile phones: Lesson 3 (, 34 KB)
Mobile phones: Resource 5 (, 67 KB)