Other
World Trade Organization: What Is the Wto?
This gives a definition of the World Trade Organization. Additional information is given by clicking on the links found below and their topics.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Society: The Trading Game
Students simulate the trading of goods between countries. Then they reflect on the challenges of trade between countries.
Other
International Monetary Fund: Trading Around the World
An interactive simulation and role-playing activity based on a fast-paced game that challenges the player to buy low and sell high. The simulation is a trading model that matches the player with computerized traders from around the world.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Frontier Specialists
The level of output in an economy can be increased through specialization. Economic specialization occurs when people produce different goods and services than they consume. It requires people to exchange goods and services.
Microsoft
Microsoft: Globalization Comes to the Table
Students examine globalization by researching the issues surrounding one of the several controversies involving food, and then grappling with those issues in a summit. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, and a...
Auburn University
Auburn University: Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Specialization
Dr. Johnson defines the term "specialization" and reasons for its development in our economy.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: Why Nations Trade
This lesson plan is about the reasons for International Trade.