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Is Globalization Good or Bad?

Driving Question: What are the benefits and challenges of globalization?

Our world is more connected than ever, but not everyone experiences those connections the same way. Dive into real-world examples that show how globalization creates both opportunity and inequality.

Learning Objectives

  1. Use evidence to compare the relative benefits and drawbacks of globalization for different groups of people.
  2. Create arguments using historical evidence to support claims and communicate conclusions through informal writing.
STEP 1

Opener: Is Globalization Good or Bad?

Understanding globalization requires us to revisit some familiar terms while learning some fresh ones at the same time. This matching activity will help you connect the old with the new.

STEP 2

Webs of Globlization

Globalization has knit our world together in ways that affect how we live, work, and connect. Reading about it is one thing, but seeing it is another! Explore the concept of globalization through movement, visuals, and reflection to better understand how our world is deeply interconnected.

STEP 3

Globalization: Good or Bad?

Is globalization helping or hurting the world? In this part of the lesson, you’ll explore both sides by watching a video on its benefits, and then reading about the challenges it creates for people, places, and economies.

Globalization I – The Upside: Crash Course World History #41 External link

Long-distance trade and economic interdependence have increased with globalization. This video explores some of the benefits of globalization in our world today.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
STEP 4

Closer: Is Globalization Good or Bad?

In this closer, you’ll weigh the evidence, consider different perspectives, and begin forming your own informed opinion: Is globalization good, bad, or something in between?

Extension Materials
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While globalization is a big, complicated process, it’s also important to examine it at smaller scales.
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Behind the Bouquet

Globalization isn’t just about trade deals and big ideas—it’s about people. This article takes you inside Colombia’s flower industry to show how globalization can create opportunities, but also hardships, depending on where you stand.