Activities and insights to support student learning about globalization. The driving question of our globalization unit asks students, “is the world shrinking or expanding?”

This resourch will help your students to practice use with Culture Grams in the Utah Online Library. This will help them build a foundation of what they need to have to use the resource effectively through completing a variety of tasks. 

The growing interconnectedness of the world has both benefits and drawbacks. These Lessons and resources provide a variety of ways for students to learn about the impact of globalization.

This Smithsonian Labs student activity focuses on the concepts of globalization and cultural diffusion. Students will look at a variety of artifacts and explain how they illustrate the two concepts and/or help answer the guiding questions: What is globalization and how does it affect people and places? What leads to cultural diffusion?

In this interactive lesson, students learn what globalization is and what distinguishes modern globalization from earlier forms of global trade and interaction. Students watch videos that define modern globalization and explain how the production of a Converse sneaker is affected by the global manufacturing process. Students also learn about globalization’s costs and benefits for producers, consumers, workers, the environment, and more. At the end of the lesson, students write a thesis statement that answers the lesson’s essential question: To what extent do the benefits of modern globalization outweigh its negative effects?

Local textile cultures called "fibersheds" offer an alternative to mass production by seeking to utilize regional agriculture, enhance ecological balance, and strengthen communities. This photo essay, which includes audio recordings, depicts life on Mimi Luebbermann's Windrush Farm in Chileno Valley, California, where she raises sheep and educates the public about wool and fiber arts.

This short guide provides a helpful starting point for bringing sustainable fashion into the curriculum and encouraging members of the whole school community to engage with the issue in their daily lives. With signposting to resources and web links to support learning about the impacts of fast fashion, this guide raises awareness of some of the amazing ways in which people around the world are changing things for the better. It also provides some useful background information about the issue, cross-curricular activity ideas and creative suggestions for taking school-based action. The guide is aimed at teachers and educators working with young people aged 9- 16 but may also be helpful for those supporting younger and older learners.

This New York Federal Reserve Lesson plan explores globalization. Compelling Question: Why don’t we just make everything ourselves? Supporting Questions: 1. What are "absolute advantage" and "comparative advantage"? 2. What are some of the economic impacts of globalization?