Activity 01
World Café: Globalisation Impacts
Set up stations for economic, social, and cultural effects with prompt cards and articles. Small groups spend 10 minutes per station discussing and noting key points on shared posters. Groups rotate twice, then share class insights in a whole-class wrap-up.
Analyze the economic benefits and drawbacks of globalization for different countries.
Facilitation TipIn the Future Tech Prediction activity, provide scenario cards with variables like AI adoption or trade barriers so groups must justify their predictions with current trends.
What to look forPose the question: 'Is globalization more beneficial or harmful for developing countries?' Ask students to prepare two arguments, one for each side, citing specific economic or social impacts. Facilitate a class debate where students present their points and respond to counterarguments.
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Activity 02
Supply Chain Mapping: Product Journeys
Assign everyday items like smartphones or bananas. Groups research and draw maps showing countries, workers, and transport links involved. Discuss local and global impacts, then present maps to the class.
Evaluate the cultural impacts of globalization on national identities.
What to look forProvide students with a list of products (e.g., coffee, trainers, cars). Ask them to choose one and map out its potential global journey from raw material to consumer, identifying at least three countries involved and one economic or cultural impact at each stage.
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Activity 03
Role-Play Debate: Country Perspectives
Divide class into groups representing UK, India, and Brazil. Each prepares arguments on globalisation's pros and cons from their viewpoint using data cards. Hold a moderated debate with voting on best points.
Predict how future technological advancements might further reshape global interconnectedness.
What to look forOn an exit ticket, ask students to define 'cultural homogenization' in their own words and provide one example of a global brand or trend that has influenced their local culture. Then, ask them to suggest one way local traditions can be preserved.
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Activity 04
Future Tech Prediction: Group Scenarios
Pairs brainstorm how drones or AI might change global trade and culture. Create visual timelines of predictions. Share and peer-vote on most likely scenarios in plenary.
Analyze the economic benefits and drawbacks of globalization for different countries.
What to look forPose the question: 'Is globalization more beneficial or harmful for developing countries?' Ask students to prepare two arguments, one for each side, citing specific economic or social impacts. Facilitate a class debate where students present their points and respond to counterarguments.
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Teachers should ground abstract concepts in concrete examples students recognize, like a phone or a t-shirt. Avoid oversimplifying—highlight that globalisation creates winners and losers in the same country. Research suggests framing the topic as a series of trade-offs rather than a binary good-or-bad debate yields deeper understanding and critical thinking.
Students will articulate specific impacts of globalisation, cite evidence from multiple perspectives, and evaluate trade-offs between economic growth and social or cultural costs. Success looks like reasoned arguments, accurate data use, and respectful discussion of differing viewpoints.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
During World Café Rotation, watch for students who generalize that globalisation benefits rich countries only.
Use the station on emerging economies to provide GDP growth data for China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Ask students to calculate percentage changes and share findings with peers to challenge the one-sided view directly from their table discussions.
During Role-Play Debate, watch for students who claim cultural globalisation wipes out all local traditions.
Provide role cards featuring hybrid cultural examples, such as K-pop remixes of traditional instruments. During the debrief, have students categorize exchanges as blending or loss, using their role-play as evidence to refine their understanding of cultural preservation.
During Supply Chain Mapping, watch for students who assume globalisation is a modern invention.
Include a station on historical trade routes with silk, spices, and porcelain on the map. Ask students to compare a 15th-century route to a modern smartphone supply chain, noting continuity in long-distance exchanges and prompting discussion on historical depth.
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