| Project | Cost |
|---|
| The Channel Tunnel, 50 km long: | $10,000 million |
| Heathrow Airport, London, Terminal 5: | $4200 million |
| Wembley Stadium, London: | $1500 million |
| Olympic Games, London, 2012 (estimated): | $3300 million |
| The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff: | $160 million |
| The Scottish Parliament Building, Edinburgh: | $800 million |
| UK National Health Service computer system: | $22,000 million |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, building costs: | $400 million |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, annual running costs: | $500 million |
| Building cost of a new secondary school for 1000 students: | $60 million |
| New civic centre, health centre, library and shopping area, East Kilbride, | $700 million |
| Sky TV satellite launch: | $1000 million |
| Earth environment monitoring satellite launch to look for evidence of climate change: | $1000 million |
| The Cassini-Huygens mission: | $3260 million |
- Make a graphic display of this information.
- Discuss: How can you decide what makes one project more important than another?
- Survey: Carry out a survey, asking people which of the projects they think are most important.
- What about your own views? List the projects in order of your view of their importance.
- Make a list of the projects in order of your view of their value for money.
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