Line of Inquiry 1

Causes of conflict

Chalk talk

We found out various causes of conflict through this chalk talk activity.

Fight
Greed and misunderstanding
Health issues
Settlement
Arguments
Lack of compromise
War includes the threat of status
Lack of empathy and education
Jealousy leads to self-interest and desire for power.
Frustration leads to madness and crime
Economical fighting includes goal differences and making assumptions.

Frayer's Model

We came to know about what is conflict? what are the different characteristics of conflict and an example.

Definition: An extended struggle: a fight or an argument

Characteristics: It is a process, it is inevitable, it is a normal part of life, it is interdependence and interaction , everyone is infected with conflict, conflict is not unidimensional

Examples: Violent: civil conflict , proxy conflict , armed conflict, gang conflict Non Violent: cold conflict, disputes, political conflict, peaceful protest, trade conflict , workplace conflict

Non-Examples : Peace, happiness, friendship

Flow chart

Through this activity , we learnt that violent and non violent conflicts are different and are of different types.

Violent conflict : armed conflict, gang conflict, proxy conflict, world conflict, civil conflict ,armed conflict.

Non -Violent: cold conflict ,disputes, peaceful protest ,political conflict, trade conflict, workplace conflict.

Water conflict

Water conflict was one of the major problem in certain countries. We researched on the countries which faced major water conflicts and made a bar graph.