Description
Bring real-world global learning into your classroom with this engaging 5-week Globalization Inquiry Unit!
Students investigate global trade systems, supply chains, and environmental impacts through hands-on activities, collaborative investigations, and a supply chain simulation. Throughout the unit, learners explore how everyday products move through global systems and examine the responsibilities people have within an interconnected world.
Designed for Grade 5 inquiry classrooms, this resource integrates social studies, science, math, and language arts while supporting IB PYP Units of Inquiry and project-based learning.
What’s Included
✔ 120+ pages of ready-to-use resources
✔ Complete 5-Week Inquiry Unit Plan
✔ Supply Chain Simulation Activity with role cards
✔ Global Product Investigation activities
✔ Global Trade & Environmental Impact lessons
✔ Sustainable Packaging Design Challenge
✔ Student Inquiry Journals
✔ Globalization Action Project Choice Board
✔ Assessment rubrics and reflection tools
✔ Printable worksheets and templates
✔ Unit vocabulary glossary and flashcards
✔ IB PYP Unit Planner and teacher guide
Students Will Explore
- How goods, people, and ideas move around the world
- How global supply chains connect countries and communities
- Environmental impacts of global transportation and packaging
- Cultural connections created by global trade
- Responsible consumer choices in a global economy
Students apply their learning through a final action project where they propose responsible solutions related to globalization.
Featured Learning Experiences
- Supply Chain Simulation – Students role-play producers, manufacturers, transporters, retailers, and consumers to understand how global trade systems work.
- Global Product Investigations – Students analyze everyday items to discover where products come from and how they travel worldwide.
- Environmental Impact Investigation – Students examine packaging and transportation to understand sustainability challenges.
- Sustainable Packaging Design Challenge – Students redesign product packaging to reduce environmental impact.
- Globalization Action Project – Students create presentations, infographics, campaigns, or redesign solutions to promote responsible choices in global systems.
Perfect For
✔ Inquiry-Based Classrooms
✔ IB PYP Units of Inquiry
✔ Project-Based Learning
✔ Global Studies Units
✔ Sustainability and Environmental Lessons
✔ Cross-Curricular Social Studies Units
Grade Level
Best suited for Grade 5 / Upper Elementary, but adaptable for Grades 4–6.
Teacher Friendly
This unit includes clear instructions, printable worksheets, and ready-to-use materials, allowing teachers to implement engaging inquiry lessons with minimal preparation.
Globalization Inquiry Unit | Grade 5 | Sustainability Project | IBPYP Compatible
Highlights
Description
Bring real-world global learning into your classroom with this engaging 5-week Globalization Inquiry Unit!
Students investigate global trade systems, supply chains, and environmental impacts through hands-on activities, collaborative investigations, and a supply chain simulation. Throughout the unit, learners explore how everyday products move through global systems and examine the responsibilities people have within an interconnected world.
Designed for Grade 5 inquiry classrooms, this resource integrates social studies, science, math, and language arts while supporting IB PYP Units of Inquiry and project-based learning.
What’s Included
✔ 120+ pages of ready-to-use resources
✔ Complete 5-Week Inquiry Unit Plan
✔ Supply Chain Simulation Activity with role cards
✔ Global Product Investigation activities
✔ Global Trade & Environmental Impact lessons
✔ Sustainable Packaging Design Challenge
✔ Student Inquiry Journals
✔ Globalization Action Project Choice Board
✔ Assessment rubrics and reflection tools
✔ Printable worksheets and templates
✔ Unit vocabulary glossary and flashcards
✔ IB PYP Unit Planner and teacher guide
Students Will Explore
- How goods, people, and ideas move around the world
- How global supply chains connect countries and communities
- Environmental impacts of global transportation and packaging
- Cultural connections created by global trade
- Responsible consumer choices in a global economy
Students apply their learning through a final action project where they propose responsible solutions related to globalization.
Featured Learning Experiences
- Supply Chain Simulation – Students role-play producers, manufacturers, transporters, retailers, and consumers to understand how global trade systems work.
- Global Product Investigations – Students analyze everyday items to discover where products come from and how they travel worldwide.
- Environmental Impact Investigation – Students examine packaging and transportation to understand sustainability challenges.
- Sustainable Packaging Design Challenge – Students redesign product packaging to reduce environmental impact.
- Globalization Action Project – Students create presentations, infographics, campaigns, or redesign solutions to promote responsible choices in global systems.
Perfect For
✔ Inquiry-Based Classrooms
✔ IB PYP Units of Inquiry
✔ Project-Based Learning
✔ Global Studies Units
✔ Sustainability and Environmental Lessons
✔ Cross-Curricular Social Studies Units
Grade Level
Best suited for Grade 5 / Upper Elementary, but adaptable for Grades 4–6.
Teacher Friendly
This unit includes clear instructions, printable worksheets, and ready-to-use materials, allowing teachers to implement engaging inquiry lessons with minimal preparation.
