Learners can use the threats facing the gorilla population of Gabon and the surrounding area as a context for the suggested learning opportunities. They can use statistics about the gorilla population and the threats they face:
- Loss of habitat due to logging.
- Disease: the Ebola virus.
- Hunting: bush meat trade.
With a focus on mathematics and numeracy learners will solve hypothetical problems based on variables of the above threats. This will allow them to see how the gorilla population will decrease or increase in the future depending on the impact of these threats. The learners will need to calculate percentages of numbers to give the possible future statistics. For these activities the focus will be on calculating percentages of quantities and using addition and subtraction of percentages.
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