NY Social Studies 10.9d
The Standard
Globalization has created new possibilities for international cooperation andfor international conflict.
New York State K–12 Social Studies Framework
Key Idea 10.9
GLOBALIZATION AND A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (1990–PRESENT): Technological changes have resulted in a more interconnected world, affecting economic and political relations and in some cases leading to conflict and in others to efforts to cooperate. Globalization and population pressures have led to strains on the environment.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Analyze how global connections can lead to cooperation or conflict. Explain the roles of the UN, NATO, the EU, NGOs, and international coalitions. Investigate environmental agreements and security threats such as nuclear proliferation, cyberwar, terrorism, and the September 11 attacks.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can compare organizations by membership, purpose, authority, and actions. They can use evidence to judge the results and limits of an agreement such as the Kyoto Protocol. They can connect trade, technology, and communication networks to new security threats and responses.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat the UN, NATO, the EU, and NGOs as if they have the same powers. They may assume that cooperation always succeeds or that conflict prevents countries from working together. They may also overlook how global technology and trade networks spread security threats across borders.
How to Assess It
- Use this exit ticket: Choose one organization or agreement, explain its response to a global problem, and judge its success using one result and one limitation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups role cards for the UN, NATO, EU, and NGOs, then have them build a coalition to address a fictional international crisis.
Discuss or write: Does globalization make the world safer or more dangerous? Support your claim with two specific examples.
Have teams sort cards into organizations, environmental actions, security threats, and outcomes, then defend any disputed placements.
Compare a recent news report about cyberattacks, terrorism, or climate talks with an earlier international response studied in class.
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