Updated Elephant Graph
We’ve included the updated Elephant Graph with data through 2018 to show how globalization has affected incomes globally over the last 4 decades.
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Intro to Globalization
Getting Started
Unit Plan Details
• Google Docs-based materials for easy editing and adaptation
• Google Slides for teaching
• Student worksheets available for each lesson plan
• Answer keys available for every assignment
• Videos available through YouTube
Intro to Globalization
GDP: A Measure
of Economic Health
• 100% free
• 3 lesson plans
• Easy-to-use
Engaging Activities
Students play engaging interactives with real-time feedback.
Teacher Friendly
Easy-to-understand lesson plans, Google Slides for teaching, activities for students, and answer keys provided via Google Docs.
Real-World Examples
Incorporates real-life examples
of economics concepts.
GDP: A Measure
of Economic Health
Applicable High School Courses:
3-Day Unit Plan Overview
Day 1
Avengers: The Story of Globalization
Classroom Activity
Explore a real-world global supply chain to find out how many people and places are involved in making a pair of Nike Air Jordans.
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Discover how the worldwide success of the Avengers helps us better understand globalization and its history.
Featuring:
Day 2
Creative Destruction: Technology and Trade
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Explore the two sides of creative destruction through the fall of Kodak and the rise of Instagram.
Interactive Practice
Guess the effects of creative destruction on agricultural jobs, TV prices, and more.
Featuring:
• High School Economics
• High School Social Studies
• AP US History
Day 3
The Elephant Graph
Interactive Practice
Students guess how globalization has affected incomes around the world.
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Explore how globalization has affected wage growth among different groups of people.
Featuring:
Classroom Activity
Match global profiles to the Elephant Graph to understand the impact of globalization on different global income groups.
Videos
How has globalization changed over time? How has it impacted the types of movies we see?
Updated Elephant Graph
We’ve included the updated Elephant Graph with data through 2018 to show how globalization has affected incomes globally over the last 4 decades.
Unit Plan Details
•Google Docs-based materials for easy editing and adaptation
•Google Slides for teaching
•Student worksheets available for each lesson plan
•Answer keys available for
every assignment
•Videos available through YouTube
Getting Started
Outstanding videos and practice questions - nothing like it anywhere. This is reshaping how I teach and what I teach - I have shared it with my colleagues. Thank you for your forward-thinking approach to teaching.
– Dave S., Canada
I've found this new format (connecting video-homework-multiple choice, etc. in a "pill" format) absolutely terrific!
– Mario S., Spain
My students loved the globalization lessons. They were really engaged and particularly liked the videos.
– Kathleen B., USA
I love it! It looks like so much fun to teach. I can't wait.
– Joe P., USA
Globalization is a huge curriculum need. This fills the void.
– Michelle C., USA
I really enjoyed the curriculum as it made globalization real for the students.
– Michael S., USA
I will 100% be replacing my current unit on globalization with this!
– Kyle D., USA
– Testimonials –
Outstanding videos and practice questions - nothing like it anywhere.
This is reshaping how I teach and what
I teach - I have shared it with my colleagues. Thank you for your forward-thinking approach to teaching.
– Dave S., Canada
I've found this new format (connecting video-homework-multiple choice, etc. in
a "pill" format) absolutely terrific!
– Mario S., Spain
My students loved the globalization lessons. They were really engaged and particularly liked the videos.
– Kathleen B., USA
I love it! It looks like so much fun to teach. I can't wait.
– Joe P., USA
Globalization is a huge curriculum need. This fills the void.
– Michelle C., USA
I really enjoyed the curriculum as it made globalization real for the students.
– Michael S., USA
I will 100% be replacing my current unit on globalization with this!
– Kyle D., USA
– Testimonials –
Unit Plan Overview
Day 1
Avengers: The Story of Globalization
Classroom Activity
Explore a real-world global supply chain to find out how many people and places are involved in making a pair of Nike Air Jordans.
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Discover how the worldwide success of the Avengers helps us better understand globalization and its history.
Featuring:
Day 2
Creative Destruction: Technology and Trade
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Explore the two sides of creative destruction through the fall of Kodak and the rise of Instagram.
Featuring:
Interactive Practice
Guess the effects of creative destruction on agricultural jobs, TV prices, and more.
Day 3
The Elephant Graph
Video + Comprehension Q’s
Explore how globalization has affected wage growth among different groups of people.
Featuring:
Match global profiles to the Elephant Graph to understand the impact of globalization on different global income groups.
Classroom Activity
Students guess how globalization has affected incomes around the world.
Interactive Practice
Applicable High School Courses:
• High School Economics
• High School Social Studies
• AP US History
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Creative Destruction
What's happened to CD sales? Movie attendance? Agricultural employment? Get your students to guess how the data has changed.
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Real-World Examples
Show your students that economics is all around them.
• 100% free
• 3 lesson plans
• Easy-to-use
Interactive Practice
Students play engaging interactives with real-time feedback.
Real-World Examples
Incorporates real-life examples of economics concepts.
Teacher Friendly
Easy-to-understand lesson plans, Google Slides for teaching, activities for students, and answer keys provided via Google Docs.
Videos
How has globalization changed over time?
How has it impacted the types of movies we see?
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Creative Destruction
What's happened to CD sales? Movie attendance? Agricultural employment? Get your students to guess how the data has changed.
HIGH SCHOOL UNIT PLAN
Intro to Globalization
Intro to Globalization
Intro to Globalization
Intro to Globalization
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