101 and the Virginia Standards of Learning

As shown below, the content on Globalization101 fits well into the Virginia History and Social Science (HSS) Curriculum Framework for high school students (grades 10-12). Under each standard, click on the links to see sections of the site that relate to it.

World Geography Grade 10

United States History Grade 11

United States and Virginia Government Grade 12

HSS.10.3: The student will explain how:

• technological advances have led to increasing interaction among regions

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Technology Issue Brief

• Introduction-Information Technology
• The Impact of Information Technology
• Industrial Structure and Jobs
• Financial Markets
• Benefits
• Concerns Improving Sectors of Society
• Health Care
• Education
• Government
  

Culture Issue Brief

• The Canadian Magazine Dispute
  

Migration Issue Brief

• Post-World War II Migration
• Challenges Ahead

Women and Globalization Issue Brief

• Human Trafficking

Health Issue Brief

• Introduction: How Does Globalization Related to Health?
• Infectious Disease & Global Public Health
• Increased Global Travel
• Increased Trade

Investment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses

• Why Has Investment Increased so Dramatically in Recent Decades?  
• News Analysis: Technology Changes News Coverage of War
• News Analysis: Genetically Modified Organisms Still Source of U.S.-EU Tension
• News Analysis: The Globalized World Reponds to Tsunami Disaster

HSS.11.12: The student will analyze and explain United States foreign policy since World War II, with emphasis on:

• new challenges to America’s leadership role in the world

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

International Law Issue Brief

• The Issue of Sovereignty

Migration Issue Brief

• Challenges Ahead
• Post-9/11 Policies

Environment Issue Brief and Related News Analysis:

• Are International Trade and Protection of the Environment Enemies?
• The Tuna-Dolphin Case
• The Shrimp-Turtle Case in the New WTO Context
• News Analysis: International Climate Accord Ratified By 178 Countries Without U.S. Participation
• News Analysis: The Cancún Debacle

Culture Issue Brief and Related News Analyses:

• Reaffirmation of Local Cultures
• News Analysis: U.S. State Department Report on Trafficking Produces Changes

HSS.12.15: The student will analyze the United States market economy, in terms of:

• the interaction of supply and demand in markets
• relationships to the global economy

G101 Resources that Address this Standard

Trade Issue Brief

• The U.S. Trade Balance
• Primer II: Government Regulation of Trade
• Import Restrictions
• Export Subsidies
• Consequences of Trade Restrictions
• Tariff Debates in U.S. History
• Liberalization: the ‘Deregulation’ of Trade
• Trade Challenges for the U.S.
• Public Concerns about Trade

Investment Issue Brief and Related News Analyses:

• Positive Effects of Investment
• Capital Inflows
• Employment
• Production Advantages
• Investment and Labor
• Export Processing Zones
• The Net Benefits of Global Investment
• News Analysis: New Doha Round ‘Framework Agreement’
• News Analysis: The Cancún Debacle 
• News Analysis: U.S. Congress Grants President Trade Promotion Authority
• News Analysis: OECD Reports Drop in Foreign Direct Investment Affecting Developed and Developing Nations
• News Analysis: President Bush Lifts Controversial Steel Tariffs  

Earth Science

ES.7 The student will investigate and understand the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Key concepts include
a) fossil fuels, minerals, rocks, water, and vegetation;
b) advantages and disadvantages of various energy sources;
e) environmental costs and benefits

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ES.11 The student will investigate and understand that oceans are complex, interactive physical, chemical, and biological systems and are subject to long- and short-term variations. Key concepts include
e) economic and public policy issues concerning the oceans and the coastal zone including the Chesapeake Bay

G101 Resources that Address this Standard 
Environment Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Oceans
• News Analysis: Water Forum Discusses “Greatest Challenge of the Twenty-First Century”
• News Analysis: Save the Whales Again?
• News Analysis: Collapse: End of Fish Stock by 2050?

English

9th Grade
Research
9.9 The student will use print, electronic databases, and online resources to access information.
a) Identify key terms specific to research tools and processes.
b) Narrow the focus of a search.
c) Scan and select resources.
d) Distinguish between reliable and questionable Internet sources and apply responsible use of technology.

10th Grade
Oral Language
10.1 The student will participate in and report on small-group learning activities.
a) Assume responsibility for specific group tasks.
b) Participate in the preparation of an outline or summary of the group activity.
c) Include all group members in oral presentation.
d) Use grammatically correct language, including vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

11th Grade
Oral Language
11.1 The student will make informative and persuasive presentations.
a) Gather and organize evidence to support a position.
b) Present evidence clearly and convincingly.
c) Support and defend ideas in public forums.
d) Use grammatically correct language, including vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose

12th Grade
Oral Language
12.1 The student will make a 5 to 10 minute formal oral presentation.
a) Choose the purpose of the presentation: to defend a position, to entertain an audience, or to explain information.
b) Use a well-structured narrative or logical argument.
c) Use details, illustrations, statistics, comparisons, and analogies to support purposes.
d) Use visual aids or technology to support presentation.
e) Use grammatically correct language, including vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose. 

G101 Resources with associated writing, discussion or presentation activities:

Trade Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Import Restrictions
• Liberalization: The “Deregulation” of International Trade
• Liberalization of International Trade
• Trade Challenges for the United States
• Trade and International Labor Standards
• Lesson Plan: U.S Trade Deficit
• Lesson Plan: Why Nations Trade

Investment Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Concerns about Shifting Production Due to Foreign Investment
• Factors Influencing Foreign Investment Decisions
• The MAI
• Investment and Trade
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Foreign Investment & Globalization

Health Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Diseases “Go Global”
• Food borne illnesses
• Climate Change
• Costs and Benefits
• U.S. and the EU: Different Approaches
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Health and Globalization
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Prescription Drug Prices

Culture Issue Brief and Related Resources

• The Canadian Magazine Dispute 
• Wildlife Protection and Cultural Rights
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Globalization and Culture
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Religion and Globalization
• Lesson Plan: Languages in a Globalized World

Environment Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Introduction
• Tuna-Dolphin Case
• Spread of Invasive Species 
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Globalization and the Environment

Assorted Lesson Plans

• Lesson Plan: Development Lesson Plan
• Lesson Plan: World Bank & IMF Lesson Plan 
• Lesson Plan: Unit on International Law and Organizations
• Lesson Plan: Migration Service Learning Lesson Plan
• Lesson Plan: Unit on Technology and Globalization 
• Lesson Plan: Sustainable Development and Africa's Wildlife Reserves
• Lesson Plan: Women and Globalization

Health

Grade 10
Knowledge and Skills
10.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of health concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health risks and enhance the health and well-being of self and others throughout life. Key concepts/skills include
a) the impact of poor dietary choices;
b) the effects of sedentary lifestyle;

G101 Resources that Address this Standard
Related News Analyses

• News Analysis: The Globalization of Obesity
• News Analysis: Chronic Diseases and the Developing World

Information Access and Use
10.4 The student will synthesize and evaluate available health information, products, and services for the value and potential impact on his/her well-being throughout life. Key concepts/skills include
a) marketing and advertising techniques to promote health;
b) the use of current technological tools to analyze health products and services;
c) involvement of local, state, and federal agencies in health-related issues;
d) the impact of technology on the health status of individuals, families, communities, and the world;

G101 Resources that Address this Standard
Health Issue Brief and Related Resources

• Health Issue Brief
• Lesson Plan on Prescription Drugs
• Unit on Health & Globalization
• News Analysis: Developed Countries Agree to Increase Access to HIV/AIDS Drugs for Poor Nations
• News Analysis: Negotiations on Global Tobacco Treaty Advance
• News Analysis: World AIDS Summit Warns of Challenges Ahead
• News Analysis: SARS’s Global Spread Demands International Collaborative Containment Efforts
• News Analysis: U.S. Reverses Course on Key Tobacco Treaty
• News Analysis: Drug Importation and its Impact on the World Pharmaceutical Market
• Globalization of the Food Supply: Mad Cow Disease
• News Analysis: Spread of Avian Influenza Poses Pandemic Threat
• News Analysis: The Globalization of Obesity
• Ask the Experts: CSIS Expert, Stephen Morrison discusses the Global AIDS Crisis