Karen Capel
LessonElementary Business: Car Industry Patrnerships
Can companies benefit from partnering with others instead of trying to compete?
LessonHow coconuts are starting to fuel parts of Papua New Guinea
Can coconuts be the key to a new way of powering our vehicles?
LessonI’ve eaten pizza every day for six years
Is there a food or meal you could eat every day without getting tired of it?
LessonDead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field
Do you know what happens to satellites when they stop working?
LessonVegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?
Read about a process called biofortification and how it can help prevent vegetable nutrient loss.
LessonEvery year spent in school or university improves life expectancy, study says
Did you know that going to school can help you live longer? Read about this amazing discovery.
LessonElementary Business: Employee Well-being
Many companies are taking new measures that focus on employee well-being, but is it enough?
LessonThe simple pleasures of piecing a summer holiday together at home
Do you think spending your summer vacation at home is a good idea?
LessonWhy I quit complaining about cyclists, scrapped my car and chose public transport
Should cities invest in better infrastructure to promote alternative transportation options?
LessonElementary Business: Empowering Refugees
Read with your elementary-level students about a social enterprise that gives refugee women the skills to succeed in the workplace.
LessonElementary Business: Dealing with Difficult Conversations
What is the best strategy to deal with difficult conversations in the workplace? Discuss this topic with your elementary-level students.
LessonElementary Business: Hire Diversity, Earn Talent
Do senior employees face discrimination in the workplace? Discuss this topic with your elementary-level students.
LessonElementary Business: Trees for sale!
It’s time to invest in nature. Could the sale of trees save our natural resources?
LessonElementary Business: Women at work—a constant struggle for gender equality
Are we close to ending inequality in the business world?
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: The 2022 World Cup
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about the biggest event in the football calendar.
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: Going back to school after COVID
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about the challenges pupils face when they now return to schools
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: The Incredible Reign of Queen Elizabeth II
Use this worksheet to get your students talking about the long and impressive reign of the late British monarch.
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: Unsustainable Tourism
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about the harmful effects of mass tourism.
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: Women’s Football: Then and Now
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about women’s football and the gender pay gap in sports.
Warmer/FillerCurrent Themes: Making Holiday Plans in the Times of COVID
Use this handy worksheet to get your students talking about making holiday plans at this stage of the COVID pandemic.