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India: Outsourcing of Jobs
Young scholars examine the significance and effects of outsourcing jobs to India and Malaysia. They conduct Internet research, create a map and a timeline, write an editorial of their view on the use of outsourcing, and participate in a...
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Outsourcing Jobs to Other Countries: Is Globalization a Threat to American Workers?
Students analyze the effects of outsourcing. In this globalization lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Students respond to discussion questions and...
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Business Strategy with Asia: Outsourcing or Not?
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing personnel resources to Asia. They investigate through internet research as well as community business leaders why businesses outsource to other countries. In the end,...
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Global Community: T-Shirt Activity
Examine fair trade and the impacts it has on the global community. Kids consider how t-shirts are made, where they come from, and how fair trade works. They design t-shirts that describe the affects of fair trade on various populations...
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Global Job Hopping
Students examine basic trade terms and data about the economies of countries increasingly used as outsources for American jobs.
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Today's World
While not an exhaustive review of globalization and trade, this overview of the inter-related nature of the economy would be a good tool to use in the classroom. This resource could be used to begin a discussion on the various topics...
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Gingerbread House
In this gingerbread house art worksheet, students cut out their choice of decorations and paste them on the gingerbread house outline drawing.
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Betting on China
Learners study the USA Today articles about the economic rise and dominance of China. In this Chinese economy lesson, students read the article about China as an economic threat to the United States. Learners study a pie chart and...