Refugees In Maths?

Which of these statements defines a refugee? Someone who has been forced to leave their home but has found safety in another part of their own country. Someone who is outside their own country and unable to return, in fear of death, imprisonment or harassment because of their race, religion, nationality, social group or political opinions. Someone who has fled their own country and crossed an international border, asking another country to give them protection. Someone who leaves their own country to earn money or seek work in another country.

The United Nations defines a refugee as "A person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.".

If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to run away to another country to be safe. Article 14 from ‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Simplified Version by Amnesty International’ In Amnesty International (2008) We are all born free

Different Kinds of Migrants Someone who has been forced to leave their home but has found safety in another part of their own country. INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON Someone who is outside their own country and unable to return, in fear of death, imprisonment or harassment because of their race, religion, nationality, social group or political opinions. REFUGEE Someone who has fled their own country and crossed an international border, asking another country to give them protection. ASYLUM SEEKER Someone who leaves their own country to earn money or seek work in another country. ECONOMIC MIGRANT

Numbers of Migrants - Bean Activity 290 million people migrate from their homes in a year as refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced or economic migrants. Using 29 beans to represent 10 million people, guess the numbers of each category of migrant.

Actual numbers worldwide: Refugees 23 million 2 beans (or 3 beans) Asylum Seekers 3 million 0 beans (or 1 bean) Internally displaced 40 million 4 beans Economic migrants 220 million 22 beans

Which one of the following statements about EU migrants in Scotland is true? EU migrants cost the Scottish economy #6 million per year. EU migrants contribute #4 billion each year to the Scottish economy. EU migrants cost the Scottish economy #32.5 million each year. EU migrants contribute #120 million each year to the Scottish economy.

EU migrants contribute #4 billion each year to the Scottish economy. Data from “Start the Change” powerpoint presentation – Day 1

The most important thing Imagine you have to flee from your home. You have 5 minutes to collect some things to take with you. You must be able to carry these things. What would you take?

You are a refugee – How do you feel? In groups, using chart paper, draw a stick person in the middle. Surround that person with words to describe how you might feel if you had to flee from your home. Enclose these words in a circle. Outside the circle, write words to describe how you might feel if you arrived in a country that met all of your needs (security, housing, food, citizenship, education, work, etc.) perfectly.

Data Gathering and Analysis - Starter Quiz   1. List these countries in order of which has the biggest number of refugees: Germany Syria Turkey U.K. 2. List these countries in order of which has the biggest number of refugees per head of population: Lebanon Sweden 3. List these countries in order of which has the biggest number of refugees per square kilometer:

Data Gathering and Analysis Comparing refugee data between countries   Country of asylum Number of refugees (1000s) Population (1000s) Number of refugees as a % of population (to 2 decimal places) 1 2

Syrian crisis – imagining the numbers.   Use these words/phrases to fill in the blanks in the sentences below: two times half one-fiftieth of four times 100 000 19.2 million 2.25 million 9.3 million In 2014, the population of Syria was ________________, almost _________ the population of Scotland. On 15 March 2014, three years after the conflict began, _________________ Syrians needed humanitarian support. This is almost ________________ the population of Scotland. More than ____________________ Syrians had fled to neighbouring countries as refugees. This is almost ____________________ the population of Scotland. More than ___________________ had died because of the conflict. This is almost ________________________ the population of Scotland.

On 15 March 2014, three years since the conflict began, 9 On 15 March 2014, three years since the conflict began, 9.3 million Syrians needed humanitarian support – almost half the population. More than 2.25 million Syrians had fled to neighbouring countries as refugees and more than 100 000 had died as a result of the conflict. Data from: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/syria-seen-and-heard

Representing the data …

Bar Chart showing the numbers of refugees in different countries Number of refugees (1000s) Countries

Bar Chart showing the numbers of refugees as a % of the population in various countries Number of refugees as a % of the population Countries

If we invited 100 refugees to a party … If we invited 100 refugees from around the world to a party, then … Number of refugees in any country x 100 = number of refugees at our party Total number of refugees in the world who live in that country For example Our party would have: 2869/22524 x 100 = 12.737… or 13 refugees from Turkey 119/22524 x 100 = 0.5283… or 1 refugee from U.K. How could you represent these figures creatively and pictorially?

Stan’s café – Of all the people in the world Let’s make 1 grain of rice (or 1 of something else) represent 100 000 refugees. Of all the refugees in the world … 669 000 are living in Germany. We can round this to 700 000, and represent it by 7 grains of rice. 119 000 are living in U.K. We can round this to 100 000, and represent it by 1 grain of rice.

Factual Accurate Clear Interesting Creative There are endless ways to represent data on refugees. Make your presentation: Factual Accurate Clear Interesting Creative