JA Global Marketplace provides practical information
about the global economy and its effect on students’ lives. Six
required, volunteer-led activities.
The key learning objectives listed beside each activity state
the skills and knowledge students will gain.
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Activity One: “X” Marks the Spot
Working in groups to identify import items found throughout
the classroom, students begin to recognize that trade with
other countries affects their daily lives. Students understand
that international trade occurs when nations want or need
resources or services from other countries because they
themselves cannot satisfy those needs and wants at reasonable
costs.
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Key
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- define trade.
- explain why countries trade with one another.
- list at least five products or items imported from other
countries and locate those countries on a world map.
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Activity Two: You Be the Judge Students learn that
nations use several methods to increase their trade benefits.
Agreements with one or more countries often are made to
facilitate trade and
avoid conflict.
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Key
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- identify quotas, tariffs, subsidies, embargoes, and
standards as barriers governments use to control trade and
increase benefits for their countries.
- describe how multilateral agreements can facilitate
trade.
- describe how the World Trade Organization functions as a
court to help nations settle trade disputes.
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Activity Three: Let’s Make a Deal Students work in
groups to identify and understand the business practices used
in other countries. Students discover that business practices
vary from country to country and that understanding these
practices can have a positive impact on trade.
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Key
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- explain how cultural practices vary from country to
country.
- develop group plans to create a food franchise by
learning about the business practices of select countries.
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Activity Four: People Power Students discover how the
movement of people facilitates international trade. They
discuss examples of immigration and, through creative
activities, gain insight into the lives of immigrants. They
learn that economic opportunity often is the driving force
behind immigration and global trade.
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Key
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- describe reasons why people move from one country to
another, particularly those seeking economic opportunity.
- give examples of contributions immigrants bring to
countries and the hardships they often endure.
- identify global trade and immigration as a means of
international exchange of human resources.
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Activity Five: World of Words Students discover how
advances in communication and transportation have improved
productivity and facilitated world trade. From moveable type
to the Internet, students trace the international flow of
information and its impact on world economies.
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Key
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- describe how improvements in technology and
transportation and the sharing of ideas have affected the
flow of information and increased productivity.
- calculate productivity.
- list examples of technological developments throughout
history.
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Activity Six: World of Money
To participate in international trade, businesses and
individuals must be able to purchase goods and services from
each other. Students will learn that countries have different
currencies with different values. To purchase goods from another
country, it usually is necessary to use that country’s currency.
Some European countries have facilitated the exchange process by
adopting the euro as a common currency.
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Key Learning Objectives Students will be able to:
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explain why international trade requires an exchange of
currency.
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convert U.S. dollars into another currency using an
exchange rate.
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provide possible reasons why
countries might support or oppose a common currency.
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JA Global Marketplace enhances
students’ learning of the following concepts and skills:
Concepts–Trade,
Market, Domestic trade, International trade, Exports, Trade
barrier, Quota, Subsidy, Embargo, Tariff, Standard, Business
practices, Culture, Franchise, Global trade, Immigrate, Emigrate,
Entrepreneurship, Human resources, Productivity, Technology,
Exchange rates, Currency
Skills–Interpreting
maps, charts, and globes, Oral and written communication, Working
in groups, Gathering and organizing information, Critical reading,
Persuasion, compromise, and bargaining, Analyzing points of view,
Brainstorming, Critical thinking, Math calculations
JA Global Marketplace was purposefully
and strategically developed to align with academic content areas,
specifically with world history, geography, and social studies
disciplines. This program’s focus on reading, writing, and
mathematics standards ensures relevance in all classrooms affected
by high-stakes testing.
JA Global Marketplace is a series of
six activities recommended for students in sixth, seventh, and
eighth grades. The average time for each activity is 45 minutes.
Extended learning opportunities were developed to enhance and
extend the learning of these core activities. JA Global
Marketplace contains an optional CD-ROM supplement designed as
an interactive, take-home piece for students. Materials are
packaged in a self-contained kit that includes detailed activity
plans for the volunteer and materials for 32 students.
All JA programs are designed to support the
skills and competencies identified by the Partnership for 21st
Century Skills. These programs also augment school-based,
work-based, and connecting activities for communities with
school-to-work initiatives.
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