Activity 2: 30 - 45 minutesStudent PreconceptionsAimTo encourage the students to reflect on their own knowledge and preconceptions.Objectives Understand some of the basic statistics about refugees.Dispel some of the commonly held misconceptions.Locate relevant information. Resources Core Activity Sheet 2.1 'Refugees - What do you know?', to write on, 1 each Core Activity Sheet 2.2 and Core Activity Sheet 2.3 'Refugee Fact Sheet,' 1 eachTasks 1. What do you think you know?This section of the lesson could begin with a brainstorm about what students think they know.Ask students to complete Core Activity Sheet 2.1 alone, answering true or false. Stress that they shouldn't help each other at this stage. Once done, students could compare their answers, and discuss what differences there are in their answers2. Check the real answersHand out Core Activity Sheet 2.2 and Core Activity Sheet 2.3 and ask the students to research the real answers. Ask students to correct their answers and add any relevant information to their corrections. 3. PlenaryBring the students together towards the end of the lesson to check the real answers.Discussion PointsWhat questions did people get wrong first time? Were there any facts which were surprising? Were the numbers of refugees in the world/UK bigger/smaller than expected? Why do you think people have different perceptions?ExtensionLook at some of the internet links to discover more facts about refugees around the world.DifferentiationPair up mixed-ability students to do Task 2 of the activity.Homework Ask people from another year or friends and family at home for their answers to some of the questions. Keep a record of how many people have the correct answers.Tell them the real facts if they get any answers wrong. National Curriculum Focus 1(a) Global community and the UN2(a - c) Skills of enquiry and communication Key skills: communication, working with others