Our Interconnected World
OER PROJECT: WH 1200/ LESSON 3.9ACTIVITY OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Our Interconnected World,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeExplore theglobal interconnectedness in the world today, with a focus on the networks and production and distribution frames. Beginning the activity with a demonstration of our globalized world today and using relevant items from your daily lifewill give you some context with which you can better analyze globalconnections in earliertime periods.Process1.Write down three items that play an important role in your daily life. 2.Next, use the Our Interconnected World Narrativesto seehow interconnected our world is today. Your teacher will project the narratives. Read along with your class,and then follow the directions provided by your teacher for this portion of the activity.3.Once you have completed each round of the activity, respond to the following questions: •In what ways were networks different when comparing 1450, 1750, and today?
OER PROJECT: WH 1200/ LESSON 3.9ACTIVITY OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD 2•In what ways were the networks similar across these three time periods?•What turning points from 1450 to 1750 might have sparked these changes?