ght State University ED 639 Around the Around the Globe Globe Jack Burton Rob Mitchell
Jan 20, 2016
Wright State UniversityED 639
Around the GlobeAround the GlobeJack BurtonRob Mitchell
Around the GlobeAround the GlobeJack BurtonRob Mitchell
Table of Contents
Slides American Heritage & People in Society 3-7 People in Society’s 8-12 World Interactions 13-17 Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 18-22 Democratic Process 23-27 Decision Making and Resources 28-32 Science, Technology and Society 33-37
Lesson Objective
This lesson was created for an AP 12th grade Government class.
This course is designed introduce students to an overview of global relations based on governmental, economic, and social issues.
American Heritage and People in Societies Activity 1-In a maximum of 500 words compare and
contrast Early American lifestyles of living, (e.g. cooking, electricity, running water etc.) to those of today. You will find information about the early American lifestyle at the website listed above.
http://www.indians.orgIndians
American Heritage and People in SocietiesActivity 2- Your assignment is to select one of the famous African Americans listed in this web site and describe what role this individual has played in early American history. http://www.americanwestcenter.orgAmerican West Center
American Heritage and People in SocietiesActivity 3-Describe what skills would be necessary for Native Americans to survive in the wilderness. Please access the site listed above to research your conclusions. You should be able to complete this assignment description in 500 words.http://www.luc.edu/libraries/cudahy/aahm/aahmpeop.htmlLoyola University
American Heritage and People in SocietiesActivity 4-
Prepare a five minute oral report relating to one of the famous people found at this website. This assignment will be presented to the class on Friday.
http://www.ancientnative.org
Ancient Native
American Heritage and People in SocietiesActivity 5-National Irish American Heritage Museum
Identify and explain what obstacles the Native Americans encounter in their effort to retain their cultural identity.
http://www.eringobragh.net
National Irish American Heritage
Museum
People in Societies Activity 1
Prepare a 500-word essay on the Great Wall of China , explain what role the wall played in the defense of China.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/images.html
Brooklyn College Core web pages
People in SocietiesActivity: 2
Choose one of the topics listed at this website and prepare a five minute presentation describing your chosen topic.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/america.html
1492 An Ongoing Voyage
People in Societies
Activity: 3
In 250 words describe the relevance of Cinco de-Mayo to Mexican history. Which nation celebrates that is date more? United States or Mexico, explain.
www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/scmfaq.html
Mexico Society and Culture
People in Societies
Activity: 4
Explain what role the Government of Singapore plays in the national economy. Do you think their
efforts are enough to maintain a stable economicgrowth rate? Explain.
www.expatsingapore.com/general/culture.htm
Singapore Society and Culture
People in Societies
Activity: 5
Prepare five questions from this website to be used in the game, “Who wants to get an A?”
www.abc.net.au/lateline/archives/LatelineIssuesIndex_AustralianSocietyCulture.htm
Australian Society Culture
World Interactions
Activity: 1What role does the IMF play in the world
economy? Do you think that the IMF does enough to assist third world countries in their efforts to improve their economic situation? Be prepared to discuss your findings with your classmates.
http://www.imf.org/International Monetary Fund
World Interactions
Activity: 2
Select one of the agencies associated with the UN and explains what the agency does in a 250-word essay.
http://www.un.org/
United Nations
World Interactions
Activity: 3
Pair up with a classmate and prepare a five-minute explanation on the long-term effects of global warming. Be prepared to answer questions from the class.
http://www.globalwarming.org/
Global Warming Information Page
World InteractionsActivity: 4
Question: How would Darwin look at the extinction of a large number of species in the last one hundred years? This will be a class discussion led by the teacher.
http://www.wwf.org/
World Wild Life Fund
World Interactions
Activity: 5
How do the interest rates charges by the World Bank impact the global economy?
http://www.worldbank.org/
World Bank
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Activity: 1How do civic values impact American society?http://www.ncl.org/
National Civic League
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities
Activity: 2
How does diversity at times conflict with civic values? Pare up with a partner and be prepared
to discuss your ideas.
http://www.iscv.org/
Institute for the Study of Civic Values
Citizenship Rights & ResponsibilitiesActivity: 3
Go to this website and select a topic for discussion. Please prepare a visual aid.
http://www.iwpr.org/
Institute for Women’s policy Research
Citizenship Rights & ResponsibilitiesActivity: 4
Identify a critical issue such as health care, juvenile crime, or gambling, for public deliberation.
http://www.nifi.org/
National Issues Forum
Citizenship Rights & ResponsibilitiesActivity: 5
In your own words explain what Socrates would say about American society. Be prepared to discuss your ideas in front of the class.
http://www.civsoc.com/
Philosophy and Civil Society
Democratic Processes
Activity: 1
Interview a political figure your community. This figure must have served at the local, state, or national level. Your objective is to find out what it takes to hold a political office in present day 2002.
http://www.ndi.org/whatsnew.asp
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Democratic Processes
Activity: 2
Identify the problems faced by the Chinese government allowing free markets to exist within the confines of communism. Do you think that the Chinese policy to allow for free markets will encourage the Chinese government to fully embrace democracy? Explain.
http://www.democracy.org/
Democracy
Democratic Processes
Activity: 3
Select one of the headings from this website and prepare a 250 essay detailing your thoughts on your selected subject.
http://www.csd.bg/
Center for the Study of Democracy
Democratic ProcessesActivity: 4
What impact does technology have on democracy? Explain.
http://www.cdt.org/
Center for Democracy and Technology
Democratic ProcessesActivity: 5
Define: What is political science? Explain in essay form what role political science plays in politics.
http://www.apsanet.org/CENnet/
American political Science Association
Decision Making & Resources
Activity: 1
Select topics from the site listed and prepare an oral report to be presented to the class.
http://www.rff.org/
Resources for the Future
Decision Making & Resources
Activity: 2
What role does the WTO play in defusing international trade disputes?
http://www.wto.org/
World Trade Organization
Decision Making & Resources
Activity: 3
Identify what nations comprise the G-8 and what is its function? Explain your responses in 250 words.
http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/
G-8 Information Center
Decision Making & Resources
Activity: 4
Explain what role the Office of the US Trade Rep. play in monitoring trade disputes between nations? Why is their job important?
http://www.ustr.gov/
Office of United States Trade Representative
Decision Making & Resources
Activity: 5
Do you feel that the international community has an obligation to assist third world nations with their economic development? Why or why not? Explain.
http://www.weforum.org/
World Economic Forum
Science, Technology & Society
Activity: 1
Explain why society benefits from the use of technology. What are some of the negative aspects of technology?
http://www.asis.org/
American Society for Information Science and Technology
Science, Technology & Society
Activity: 2
Compile a list of ten items that you feel science will cure or improve upon in the next twenty years. What impact do you think these scientific break through will have on American society in the twenty first century? Explain your responses.
http://www.newscientist.com/
New Scientist
Science, Technology & Society
Activity: 3
Select a topic from this site that you consider cutting edge and describe and explain to the class.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/
Popular Science
Science, Technology & Society
Activity: 4
How has NASA advanced technology for average American? Explain your responses in 250 words.
http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA
Science, Technology & Society
Activity: 5
Partner with a classmate and prepare to discuss government funding of public broadcasting.
http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/science/
PBS