The peace prize 2024 is about the struggle against nuclear weapons. The prize is awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation comprised of survivors of the atomic bomb blasts over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By bearing witness to their experiences, conducting educational campaigns and issuing warnings against nuclear weapons, these survivors have contributed to a greater awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons. Their work reminds the world why nuclear weapons must never be used again.
This is a ready to use Nobel Prize lesson on the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, developed in collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. The lesson is designed to take 45 minutes and includes a slideshow with a speaker’s manuscript, a video and a student assignment.
1. Show an introduction (1 minute)
2. Show the slideshow (15 min)
Show the slides, using the speaker’s manuscript.
Speaker’s Manuscript (PDF 260 Kb)
3. Show the video about the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 (6 min)
Watch the video at NRK, Norsk rikskringkasting.
4. Student assignment (15 min)
Let the students work with the assignment.
Student assignment (PDF 75 Kb)
5. Conclusion (10 min)
Summarise the work with the assignment and capture any questions from the students.
Further information
Press release for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
A Swedish version of the lesson is available at nobelprizemuseum.se
More about the Nobel Prize and its founder in the lesson “Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize”