Contemporary Global Issues
7th Grade OER Lessons
Immigration & Refugees
Why do people move? What social, political, and economic factors cause people to move from one location to another and what are the impacts on the source and destination countries?
Child Labor & Modern Asia
Is child labor a human rights violation? How does our consumerism support and promote child labor and other human rights violations in other countries? What do you buy that may be supporting child labor and other human rights violations in other countries? As a consumer are you responsible to consider the labor and working conditions?
Poverty
What does poverty look like? Are those in poverty better off now than a generation ago? What does it mean to experience poverty? Who/What is responsible for poverty?
International Trade
How do treaties, international agreements, and international organizations impact the interdependence of the global economy? How do treaties affect the relationships between countries? How is a treaty different than an international trade agreement? Why do countries work with each other?