Lesson 1: Globalization, Trade, and Economic Interdependence
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
Students will illustrate how global supply chains create economic interdependence among sovereign nations.
What are the rewards and risks of an interdependent global economy? How do tariffs affect everyday consumer prices?
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7; MBL Standard 4C.
Day 66: Deciphering globalization: tracing the supply chain of a student's smartphone.
Day 67: Free Trade Agreements (e.g., USMCA) vs. Protectionism/Tariffs.
Day 68: The role of global financial bodies (World Bank, IMF, WTO).
Day 69: Media bias in reporting on international trade wars.
Day 70: Structured marketplace simulation on resource interdependence.
Students research and create a visual map tracing the raw materials, assembly, and transport routes of common retail products, revealing global dependencies.
Purpose & DOK Level: Trace operational dependencies; DOK Level 2 to 3.
Visual map creation instead of formal essay; step-by-step supply chain tracking guides.
Visual Supply Chain Mapping Project with a short summary.