Unit 9: Globalization
Unit Description:
Stage 1- Desired Results
Essential Questions
How does globalization impact institutions, nations, international relations, and the lives of individuals?
Enduring Understandings
Students understand that...
Technological changes have resulted in a more interconnected world, affecting economic and political relations and in some cases leading to conflict and in others to efforts to cooperate. Globalization and population pressures have led to strains on the environment.
Common Core Standards and Performance Indicators:
Unifying Themes:
Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures
Time, Continuity, and Change
Geography, Humans, and the Environment
Power, Authority, and Governance
Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
Science, Technology, and Innovation
Global Connections and Exchange
Social Studies Content Area Standards:
World History
Geography
Economics
Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Social Studies Practices (begin on page 3)
Common Core Learning Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,and Technical Subjects (begins on page 76)
Knowledge
Students know that...
10.9a Technological changes in communication and transportation systems allow for instantaneous interconnections and new networks of exchange between people and places that have lessened the effects of time and distance.
10.9b Globalization is contentious, supported by some and criticized by others.
10.9c Population pressures, industrialization, and urbanization have increased demands for limited natural resources and food resources, often straining the environment.
10.9d Globalization has created new possibilities for international cooperation and for international conflict.
Key Terms
interdependence
desertification
deforestation
pollution
benefit
cost
cultural diffusion
consumption
export
import
innovation
terrorism
population growth
climate change
interconnectedness
nuclear proliferation
Skills
Students will be able to...
Students will explore how information is accessed, exchanged, and controlled and how business is conducted in light of changing technology.
Students will investigate the causes and effects of, and responses to, one infectious disease (e.g., malaria, HIV/AIDS).
Students will compare and contrast arguments supporting and criticizing globalization by examining concerns including:
free market, export-oriented economies vs. localized, sustainable activities
development of a mixed economy in China and China’s role in the global economy
multinational corporations and cartels (e.g., Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
roles of the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and microfinance institutions
economic growth and economic downturns (e.g., recession, depression) on a national and a global scale
economic development and inequality (e.g., access to water, food, education, health care, energy)
migration and labor
ethnic diversity vs. homogenization (e.g., shopping malls, fast food franchises, language, popular culture)
Students will examine how the world’s population is growing exponentially for numerous reasons and how it is not evenly distributed.
Students will explore efforts to increase and intensify food production through
industrial agriculture (e.g., Green Revolutions, use of fertilizers and pesticides,
irrigation, and genetic modifications).
Students will examine strains on the environment, such as threats to wildlife and
degradation of the physical environment (i.e., desertification, deforestation and pollution) due to population growth, industrialization, and urbanization.
Students will examine the roles of the United Nations (UN), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and efforts to build coalitions to promote international cooperation to address conflicts and issues. They will also examine the extent to which these efforts were successful.
Students will investigate one organization and one international action that sought to provide solutions to environmental issues, including the Kyoto Protocol.
Students will examine threats to global security, such as international trade in weapons (e.g., chemical, biological, and nuclear), nuclear proliferation, cyber war, and terrorism, including a discussion of the events of September 11, 2001.
Stage 2- Assessment Evidence
Formative Tasks
Document Analysis Globalization- students will analyze documents, and in an essay argue whether the economic benefits of globalization outweigh the costs.
Document Analysis Green Revolution- students will analyze documents, and using a graphic organizer or short essay compare the positive and negative effects of the Green Revolution.
Graphic Organizer: students will use a graph to identify the effects of worldwide urban growth (p. 101).
New Technologies (p. 7): Brief activity that focuses on the various innovations of the 20th Century. Students will provide their own perspectives on the impact of each innovation.
Industrial v. Rural Life (p. 8): students will use graphic organizer to compare/contrast different aspects of life in both eras.
Close reading on the "Modern Global World" (p. 92-94): highlights the political, social, and economic impacts of modernization.
Activity that examines the correlation between Industrialization/Modernization and World Population Growth (p.99-100).
Defining Globalization (p 63) - based on quotes from famous people students define/explain globalization
Introduction to Globalization -
Students will examine their clothes to understand the process of how what they are wearing became clothing and came to be owned by them.
Students will answer questions based on a short Explainity video “Globalization Easily Explained”
World Trade Blocs (p 98) - Students identify the nations that belong to the different world trade blocs. Extra activity - Students can use the blank world map in resources below to color code the nations of each trading block
Social and Cultural Benefits of Globalization - students will analyze the effects of social media, youtube, cell phones, and Americanization on globalization. Students will argue whether the social and cultural benefits of globalization outweigh the costs.
Population Growth - students will analyze graphs based on recent world wide population trends, and predict what will most likely happen to the world’s population in the future.
World Population Growth (p 99-100) - using pie charts to analyze population growth
Urbanization (p 101) - charts and exercises to learn about urbanization
The United Nations - The four parts of the student readings offer background, explanations of the limitations of the UN, and brief discussions of major problems and accomplishments.
The United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Introduction - Video and short reading explaining the MDG and SDG programs
Activity - Students will answer questions based on short videos and articles from the UN's website for each of the following goals: end hunger, universal education, gender equality, child health, maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, environmental sustainability, and global partnership. There are activities for each goal, so they can be used individually or in groups.
List of Environmental Issues (p 102) - students can use the reading on page 94 of the link or the internet to examine the causes and effects
Environmental Issues - documents and questions (download to Word for proper formatting)
"Living with Smog" (p 73) - Short reading and questions
“Save the Environment; Harm the World?” handout (p 75) - Read
together or have the students read the op-ed and write a short letter to the
editor about the article’s content or unintended consequences.
Unintended Consequences (p 76) - Read about each “environmental solution” and predict what the unintended consequences of it might have been or will be.
Environmental Debate (p 103) - Students are presented two different views on the environment. Lesson can be used for a class debate or for a research essay.
What fuels terrorism? - A document-based question exercise has students examine differing views on what motivates terrorism by Islamic fundamentalists.
Stage 3- Related Lessons
Lesson Plans and Content
SHEG: "How did the ushering in of NAFTA have an impact on the citizens of Mexico?"
Reasons for/Causes of Globalization - students will analyze sources and explain why there has been an increase in globalization in the 20th and 21st centuries. Lesson includes:
Introduction - comparing Columbian Exchange to Globalization today
Lesson - Documents, graphs and videos to analyze reasons for globalization (includes a graphic organizer)
Closure - short summative essay
"I Think" Lesson (p 67)- The student will be able to explain the benefits of modern technology and the challenges it poses the world. Lesson includes:
Introduction - Brainstorm a list of as many positives and negatives of modern technology as you can.
Lesson - students will listen to a guided visualization about the effects of e-waste, and answer discussion questions
Closure - Creating a title and captions for an editorial cartoon provided
The effect of population growth and globalization on the environment, and how might the changes in the environment effect us - Using graphs, readings, and videos to examine environmental issues (climate change, water scarcity, food scarcity, deforestation, desertification, and migration) students will:
Describe the effects that population growth and globalization have had on the environment.
Explain how the effects were caused by population growth and globalization.
Explain how the effects on the environment might affect people in the future.
Kyoto Protocol - SHEG Lesson - In this lesson, students examine four primary sources to answer the question: Why didn't the United States ratify the Kyoto Protocol?
The Debate Over Globalization: A National Geographic Society lesson - Students research, analyze, and debate the pros and cons of globalization.
Using claims to argue whether globalization has made the world safer. Lesson includes:
Introduction - Based on what you know about globalization, answer "do you think globalization has made the world safer?"
Activity - Using charts, graphs, readings and short videos students will analyze 3 claims:
Claim 1: Globalization makes the world safer because when countries trade together they depend on one another and therefore, are less likely to go to war.
Claim 2: Globalization has made the world more dangerous because reactions against the social, cultural, and economic effects of globalization have led to terrorism.
Claim 3: Globalization leads to international cooperation which makes the world a safer place.
Closure - In an essay students will argue whether globalization has made the world a safer place.
PBS NOW Lesson - Global Warming
Videos, Documents, and Resources
DBQ - Global Issues
AP DBQ - Green Revolution (download to a Word document for proper formatting)
DBQ - Nuclear Weapons and World Security (printer-friendly version available)
DBQ - Nuclear Weapons and Terrorism (printer-friendly versions available)
World Map with Countries (not labeled)
A list of Online Articles on Globalization from PBS
The Telegraph article - "How YouTube Changed the World"
What can t-shirts reveal about the causes and effects of globalization?
Link to video series
Introduction below
Chart: Using the following two videos students identify two benefits and two costs to globalization and explain why they are positive or negative effects.
What was the Green Revolution? (short reading and questions for video)
Suggestions for Diverse Learners:
The Web of Poverty: "I Think" pgs. 16-18. Students read short accounts of people living in poverty and create a web displaying the causes.
Women in Poverty: "I Think" pg. 35. Use statistics to prove a statement made by former Secretary-General of UN