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CFR Education: The Globe-Trotting Journey of a Sneaker
Provided by: Council on Foreign Relations |Published on: September 15, 2023
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This video explains the long supply chain and many steps involved in creating Converse shoes and then selling them worldwide.
- Students will learn about the emissions from the global supply chain and why companies choose to produce their products the way they do.
- This is the fourth section in the World 101 Trade: Global Era Issues module, which includes a teacher lesson plan and discussion guide for higher education.
Subjects: Economics, Geography
Authors: CFR Education
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video does a great job of showing that most consumer goods have globally sourced parts or ingredients.
- Students will enjoy the animations and graphics that accompany the information in the video.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should understand what globalization is and what a supply chain is.
- The lesson plan and discussion questions are primarily for classrooms using the entire module or multiple sections of the module.
- Question 2 of the discussion guide and part 3 of the guided notes in the lesson plan are for this video.
Differentiation
- Students can research the source materials of a product of their choice, detailing the locations of each part.
- Geography students can create a map of the production locations and source materials of the shoe mentioned in the video or a product of their choice.
- Students can discuss, research, and propose solutions to get more products produced locally, reducing the effects on the environment.
- Students can research other effects of globalization on the economy, culture, and the environment. Students can also predict and discuss how the global supply chain will be affected as raw materials become more scarce.
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About the Partner Provider
CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations
CFR Education provides accurate, accessible, authoritative resources that build the knowledge, skills, and perspective high school and higher education students need to understand and engage with today’s most pressing global issues.
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