Science's contribution to the Talking school project during this half term is based on the uses of energy and how to become more sustainable as a society. To that end, I present an article I read in The Independent which I will simplify for the students. The article reports on Burkina Faso's over-dependence on cutting their forests down for its' energy needs.
A significant statistic from the article is that about 85% of Burkina Faso's forests have been cut down. With the students working towards making an "eco-city" in the next few lessons, this is a sobering fact that needs to be considered.
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