Globalization Lesson Plan

This FREE lesson plan for economics and personal finance teachers introduces Globalization through videos, interactive exercises, and classroom activities.

This step-by-step 45-minute lesson has everything you need to use it immediately, including activity sheets, Google slides, and answer key. We also include ways for you to tailor the lesson to your class by providing additional resources like assessment questions, teacher tips, and engaging extension activities. 

Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to:

• Define globalization.
• Explain how technological innovations led to the different phases of globalization.
• Identify the effect global supply chains have on the world economy.
• Explain why “Made in China” or “Made in America” labels are misleading terms to characterize the origins of modern products.
• Evaluate the extent to which any product can be considered global.
• Consider how globalization changes the labor force.