Economics · Week 17 · Government, the Macroeconomy, and Global Trade
Trade Across Borders
Comparing gains from trade with the concerns of workers, businesses, and farmers about free trade, and listening for the interests behind each view.
- Students will
- Students identify the gains from trade and how trade patterns have changed, compare Depression era trade restrictions with present day debates among workers, businesses, and farmers, and explain comparative advantage.
- SEL skill
- Listen for the interest behind a view and ask a respectful question
- What it looks like
- Students practice listening for the interests behind a view and showing understanding of people who see trade differently.
- Content focus
- Trade across borders
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and feelings, including people whose situations and views differ from your own. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 12.6.1: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 12: Principles of Economics (standard 12.6, item 1)
- 12.6.2: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 12: Principles of Economics (standard 12.6, item 2)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI2 Recognize the complexity of historical causes and effects, including the limits on determining cause and effect. (Historical Interpretation)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.Eco.14.9-12 Analyze the role of comparative advantage in international trade of goods and services.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Fits these textbook chapters
- Econ Alive! The Power to Choose, Chapter 4: Gains from Trade
- Econ Alive! The Power to Choose, Chapter 15: The United States and the Global Economy
- Econ Alive! The Power to Choose, Chapter 16: The Costs and Benefits of Globalization
- Economics, Chapter 17: Resources for Global Trade
- Economics, Chapter 18: Global Economic Development
- Economics: Principles in Action, Chapter 17: International Trade
- Economics: Principles in Action, Chapter 18: Development and Globalization
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