Globalization and tariffs can be tricky topics, but they are important to understanding factors impacting the world today. Trade, tariffs, and globalization, these concepts show up regularly in everything from headlines, podcasts, and TikTok. I am including links below that help break things down a bit, but I’d love to hear from you!
What resources, activities, or strategies do you use to teach globalization or tariffs in a way that sticks?
Additional Resources:
- How do Tariffs Work? (6 years ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCMnCZyxiQ
- Imports, Exports, & Exchange Rates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoe-6NBy10
- Terms of Trade Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDqq4gaLrmQ
- Trade Barriers (Khan Academy): https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/economics-personal-finance-va/x3ed8f3aede624754:global-economy/x3ed8f3aede624754:trade/v/trade-barriers
- Reagan on Tariffs (Historical Case): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5QK03KXPc
- Globalization explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0nFD19eT8
- Economic Activities (National Geographic): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/illicittrade/pdf/Illicit_LPlan1.pdf
- Oh, and the Planet Money video is great to show globalization (I have one of the t-shirts too)
