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The globalisation of jeans
I can explain how various countries contribute to the production of a single product.
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- Year 8
The globalisation of jeans
I can explain how various countries contribute to the production of a single product.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Materials to make jeans come from a number of countries and they may be made and exported from another country.
- Fashion is a global industry and jeans are sold all over the world.
- There are issues with sustainability in the manufacture of jeans.
Keywords
Globalisation - the process of the world becoming more interconnected
Component - a part or element of a larger item
Trade - the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries
Common misconception
Jeans come from one place.
Jeans come from many different places.
Get students to look at the labels of their clothes to see where they have been made.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is world trade?
What is world trade?
mining for precious metals
local farmers markets
Q2.What is globalisation?
What is globalisation?
the process of the world becoming less connected
the process of drawing maps
Q3.What is exporting?
What is exporting?
buying goods
people moving from one place to another
Q4.Which of these is an example of globalisation?
Which of these is an example of globalisation?
vegetables grown at your home
Q5.Globalisation can lead to more diverse …
Globalisation can lead to more diverse …
soil
Q6.What does sustainability mean?
What does sustainability mean?
it is short term and gets used up very quickly
it means changes in Earth's average temperature
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the following terms with their definitions.
Match the following terms with their definitions.
Q2.A pair of jeans may include sourced from multiple countries, manufactured in another, sold worldwide and later sold second-hand on a different continent.
A pair of jeans may include sourced from multiple countries, manufactured in another, sold worldwide and later sold second-hand on a different continent.
Q3.Most jeans in the world are manufactured (made) in ...
Most jeans in the world are manufactured (made) in ...
UK
Q4.There are issues around sustainability in the manufacturing of jeans. What does sustainability mean?
There are issues around sustainability in the manufacturing of jeans. What does sustainability mean?
the world becoming more interconnected
a part or element of a larger item
