Objectives
Students will analyze the scope of globalization in the world using a familiar American product to trace that product from innovation to international scale.
Students will determine how globalization effects their lives on a daily basis.
Standards Addressed (World Geography):
11b: identify factors affecting the location of
different types of economic activities.
11c:
describe how changes in technology,
transportation, and communication affect the location and pattern of economic
activities.
22a: design appropriate maps and other graphics
such as sketch maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to present geographic information
including geographic features, geographic distributions, and geographic
relationships.
Day One: In class
1.
Teacher will create a personal
PowerPoint (Google images) of ten familiar products that are perceived to be
American products. Ex: Barbie, McDonalds, Coca Cola, Ford, etc…
2.
Handout 1 and reading questions on the same page: (activity 1 from Globalization 101) discussion
questions relating to the Globalization PowerPoint.
3.
GLOBALIZATION PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
sheet with poster layout.
4.
Homework: Have students research several products they
might want to choose for their project.
Help students with their choices by having them look at products they
have an interest in. (Sports
equipment/apparel, or Ipod.)
5.
Students will create a Glogster,
Prezi, PowePoint in the format described in the instructions. A template is added on this set of
instructions in order to better facilitate grading. The teacher will determine the day the poster
at school is necessary, generally not later than the third day of the project.
Day Two: Library research
1.
Students will research their product and by extension a company to
research from the beginning innovation/invention of the product or brand to the
available in today’s market. (A good
example is Lays Potato Chips. They began
as Lays, later merged with Frito to create Frito-Lay, then were bought by PepsiCo. These dates should all be on the time
line.) The SCSD library links is a great place to begin your research.
2.
It is important for the teacher to
approve the product choice in order to help students better facilitate their
choice of an American product. For
instance, BIC Pens are a French Company.
Assessment
Students will create a digital visual with
the required information, providing examples of the globalized scope of their
particular product.
