Living in a Global Age

Comprehensive Unit24 pagesGrade Level: Elementary School – Community College A highly motivating way to introduce concepts in international trade and global economics, this simulation engages students in the group task of assembling flashlights. A variety of topics may be explored, such as energy shortages, international crises, relationships between rich and poor nations, foreign diplomacy, interdependence, cross-cultural communication, and global systems. The activity creates a miniature three-nation world that typifies, and at the same time simplifies, the interaction and conflict which take place among three kinds of nations today: 1) energy rich/low technological level 2) energy poor/high technological level 3) some energy resources/highly industrialized As with any simulation, the opportunity to learn experientially stimulates student interest. The activity simulates actions and feelings found in the global marketplace, although no existing nation is actually being represen