Strand Outline: Trade and Fair Trade

1. Students work together to produce a definition of ‘trade’.
2. Students debate "Why Do We Trade?" and the rules needed to trade.
3. Students examine the products they consumed for their breakfast in order to understand their dependency on global trade.
4. Students analyse their typical weekly shopping basket to extend their knowledge of global trade.
5. Students list products traded both globally and locally.
6. Students research the concept of "Food Miles" and debate the advantages and disadvantages of global trade. Students analyse and present the information on the global maps to the school community.
7. Students participate in an activity that emphasises the difference between Trade and Fairtrade.
8. Students research the "Fairtrade" mark and also research Fairtrade products available locally.
9. Students conduct research on international logos in order to gain knowledge about the power of multinational companies (Sports equipment, sports clothing, designer wear).
10. Students engage with issues of FairTrade.
11. Students watch and review a film from the resource list in order to highlight issues in global trade and fairtrade.
12. Students create some art or media project to highlight an issue in global trade.
13. Students connect the issue of global trade and human rights by researching some form of human exploitation such as child labour or human trafficking.