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Welcome to Mr. Tredinnick's Global Studies Course!

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Global Studies is a holistic approach to look at the environmental and human factors that are impacting the planet. By combining elements from Environmental Science, Political Science, and Geography, with current events we will examine the ways humans are impacting the planet, and the effects that it is having. A particular emphasis will be placed on the United States Government's role, and the role of organizations within the United States, to address the issues. The class will begin with a survey of the field of International Relations before moving into an examination of current Humanitarian and Environmental Issues. The last part of the course will focus on the conservation efforts that are being undertaken and how civic participation in this efforts can be encouraged. 

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Unit I - International Actors

Unit I Course Schedule

Week 1: Course Introduction
     (Jan 7-11th)
No School Monday Jan 7th - Staff Development
Module 1.1: Course Introduction
     Central Question: Why is knowledge of the world       important?
     Forum: Your Goals for this Course (1.1)
     - Pale Blue Dot
     - Survey on Global Literacy Pre-Course Quiz
     - Is the Butterfly Effect Real
     - Course Preview and Expectations (Syllabus)
​​     HW: World Regions Review (Review)
          + Map Quiz Next Class
Module 1.2: Basics of International Relations
     Central Question: ​How are different groups of             people around world governed?
     Forum: Best Form of Government (1.2)
     - World Regions Map Quiz
​     - Types of Governments (Notes)
     - Global Politics Vocabulary (Assignment)
     HW: Global Politics Vocabulary Quiz next class
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Week 2: The United Nations
     (Jan 14-18th)
Module 1.3: Associated Agencies of the UN
     Central Question: ​
     Forum: Powers of the UN (1.3)
     - Global Politics Vocabulary Quiz
     - The Organization of the UN (Notes)
     - Universal Declaration of Human Rights                        (Assignment)
​          +UN: The Declaration of Human Rights
     HW: Youth in the UN (Assignment)
          + 2016 in Review: Youth Highlights at the UN
Module 1.4: ​The Role of States on a Global Scale
     Forum: Factors Leading to Cooperation (1.4)
     - Forms of Global Political Participation (Notes)
          + Forms of Global Participation Cornell Notes
     HW: Global Role Case Study (Assignment)
          + CIA: World Factbook
Week 4: Finish Unit I
     (Jan 28-Feb 1st)
Module 1.7:Review
     Central Question: ​
     Forum: Operation of NGOs (1.6)
​     - Present NGOs
     - Unit I Review Guide - International Actorrs                  (Review)
​Module 1.8: ​Finish Unit I
     Central Question: ​
     - Unit I Test: International Actors (Jan 30/31)
     - All Unit I Assignments must be handed in by          the end of the day on Wednesday Feb 6th
     - 
TED Talk - Simon Anholt: Which Country Does           the Most Good for the World?
Week 3: Transnational Cooperation
     (Jan 21-25th)
No School Monday Jan 21st - MLK Day
Module 1.5:  ​Non-State Global Actors
     Central Question: 
     Forum: Influential Companies (1.5)
     - NGOs and Multinational Corporations (Notes)
     - Examining an NGO (Assignment)
          + The World Wide Fund for Nature (Notes)
     HW: Corporate Need for Cooperation                                   (Assignment)
          + Raw Materials in an iphone
     HW: Panda Import Considerations (Assignment)
​          + Fish & Wildlife Services: GIant Panda Policy
Module 1.6: Establishing Borders
   
  Central Question: ​
     Forum: Problems of Borders (1.6)
     - Territorial Disputes Complexities (Assignment) 
          + Territorial Issues (Notes)
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Unit I Notes

Forms of Global Political Participation
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Forms of Global Participation Cornell Notes
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NGOs and Multinational Corporations
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The Organization of the UN
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
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Types of Governments
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Unit I Review

Unit I Review Guide: International Actors
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World Regions Review
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Unit I Assignments

Corporate Need for Cooperation
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Examining An NGO
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Global Politics Vocabulary
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Global Role Case Study
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Panda Import Considerations
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Youth in the UN
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Unit I Resources

Amnesty International

Doctors Without Borders

Survey on Global Literacy Results

The United Nations

Transparency International

UNICEF

United For Human Rights

Voices of Youth

World Wildlife Fund


Unit II - Humanitarian Issues

Unit II Course Schedule

Week 5: Examining Global Conflicts
     (Feb 4-8th)
No School Monday Feb 7-8 - Staff Development
Module 2.1: World Conflicts (Part 1)
     - Forum: Reasons for Conflicts (2.1)
     - Types of Conlficts (Notes) 
     - Mapping Global Conflicts (Assignment)
          + Part 1: Researching the Conflict
          + CFR: Global Conflict Tracker
     HW: Finish Mapping Global Conflicts Part 1
Module 2.2: World Conflicts (Part 2)
     - Forum: Summarize the Conflict (2.2)
     - Mapping Global Conflicts (Assignment)
          + Part 2 - Mapping the Conflict
     HW: Finish Mapping Global Conflicts Part 2
Week 7: Interstate Issues
     (Feb 21-25th)
No School Monday Feb 18 - Staff Development
Module 2.5: Resource Allocation
     - Forum: The Face of Hunger (2.5)
​     - Food Security
          + Global Food Security: US Commitment to                     Action
 
         + Understanding Global Food Security
          + FAO: Hunger Map
​     - Cost of Food (Activity)
​     HW: Third World Farmer

Unit II Review

Unit II Study Guide: Humanitarian Issues
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Week 6: Examining Global Conflicts
     (Feb 11-15th)
Module 2.3: World Conflicts (Part 3)
     - Forum: Concentrations of Conflict (2.3)
     - Mapping Global Conflicts (Assignment)
          + Part 3 - Create a We Explore Expedition 
​          + Sample Expedition: Syria
     HW: Finish Mapping Global Conflicts Part 3
Module 2.4: World Conflicts (Part 4)
     - Forum: Conflict Concerns (2.4)
     - Student Presentations
     - The Root of Conflict (Notes)
     - The End to Conflict (Assignment)
          +TED Talk: Stefan Wolff     
​     HW: Analyzing Global Conflicts (Assignment)
​             Analyzing Global Conflicts 2018
             Analyzing Global Conflicts 2019
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             Analyzing Global Conflicts 2020
Week 8: Finish Unit II
     (Feb 25th - Mar 1st)
Module 2.6: The Refugee Opportunity
     Forum 2.6: Challenges and Qualifications
​     Class Discussion: Refugee Experience 
​          + Of Monsters and Men: We Sink
​​          + Most Shocking Second a Day
​          + 20 Step Refugee Process
​          + 16 Photos 
          + How does the Asylum Process Work?
          + 5 Key Takeaways from Startling Global                        Refugee Report
Module 2.7: Finish Unit II
     - Unit II Test: Humanitarian Issues
           (Feb 27/28, 2019)
​     - All Unit II Assignments must be handed in by          the end of the day on Friday Mar 8th, 2019

Unit II Notes

Territorial Issues
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The Root of Conflict
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Types of Conflicts
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Unit II Assignments

Analyzing Global Conflicts
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FAO: State of Food Insecurity
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Mapping Global Conflicts
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Territorial Disputes Complexities
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The End to Conflict
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mapping_global_conflicts.docx
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Unit II Resources

20 Good News Stories

5 Key Refugee Takeaways

CFR: Global Conflict Tracker

FAO Hunger Map

Global Food Security

TED Talk: Stefan Wolff

Third World Farmer

Understanding Global Food Security


Unit III - Environmental Issues

Unit III Course Schedule

Week 9: Climate Change
     (Mar 4-8th)
Module 3.1: Introducing Climate Change
     - Forum: Climate Change and Global Warming                         (3.1)
     - Climate Change (Notes)
          + National Geographic Encyclopedia: Climate                Change
     - Thinking About Climate Change (Assignment)
​     - Impact of Global Warming (Assignment)
     HW: Solutions to Climate Change (Thinking                         About Climate Change Assigment)
Module 3.2: Seeing Climate Change
     - Forum: Why might people not see Climate                              Change as an issue? (3.2)
​     - Physical Characteristics of Iceland: Land of Ice           and Fire
     - Measuring Climate Change (Assignment)
​          + Climate 101: Glaciers
          + Glacier Melt Time Machine
Week 11: Extracting Natural Resources
     (Mar 25-29th)
Module 3.5: The Need For Renewable Energy
​     - Forum: Combating Climate Change (3.2)
     - Climate Change Grief (Assignment)
​          + Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
​     HW: Finish Climate Change Grief
Module 3.6: Problems of Extracting Resources
​     - Forum: Importance of Trees (3.5)
     - Lessons from the Lorax (Assignment)
     - Effects of Extracting Resources (Notes)
​     - Effects of Deforestation (Assignment)
Week 13: Poaching
     (Apr 8-12th)
Module 3.8: ​Protecting Wildlife
     - Forum: Thinning the Herd (3.7)
     - Wildlife Management (Notes)
     - Debating Trophy  Hunting (Assignment)
          + Adam Ruins Everything: Trophy Hunting
          + CNN: Trophy Hunting a Bad Conservation                  Strategy
Module 3.9​: Sustainable Ocean Usage
     - Forum: Difficulties in Protecting the Oceans                             (3.8)
     - Protecting the Planet's Oceans (Notes)
     HW: Unit III Test on Thursday
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- Spring Break (March 9-17th)-

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Week 10: Pollution
     (Mar 18-22nd)
Module 3.3: Air Pollution - The Invisible Destroyer
     - Forum: Effects of Air Pollution (3.3)
     - Measuring Air Quality (Assignment)
​          + This is how bad New Delhi's Air Is
     - Revealing Emissions Data (Assignment)
     HW: The Paris Climate Agreement 
              The Paris Agreement in a Nutshell
Module 3.4: Trash - The Visible Destroyer
     - Forum: Punishment for Polluting (3.4)
     - Global Pollutants E.S.P.N (Assignment)
           + China's Cancer Villages
     - Cleaning Up the Oceans (Assignment) 
          + Great Pacific Garbage Patch
​          + Digging into the Great Pacific Garbage                       Patch
Week 12: Desertification
     (Apr 1-5th)
Module 3.7: ​​Desertification
     - Forum: The Disappearing Lake (3.6)
     - Threats of Desertification (Assignment)
          + Desertification Map Quest
​     - Case Study: Aral Sea (Notes)
          + National Geographic: The Great Green Wall
Week 14: Finish Unit III
     (Apr 15-19th)
Module 3.10: Review
     - Unit III Study Guide - Environmental Issues                    (Review)
Module 3.11: Finish Unit III
     - Unit III Test: Environmental Issues
           (April 17/18th, 2019)
​     - All Unit III Assignments must be handed in           by the end of Friday Apr 18th, 2019

Unit III Notes

Case Study: Aral Sea
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Climate Change
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Effects of Extracting Resources
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Protecting the Planet’s Oceans
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Wildlife Management
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Unit III Review

Unit III Study Guide: Environmental Issues
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Unit III Assignments

Cleaning Up the Oceans
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Climate Change Grief
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Debating Trophy Hunting
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Effects of Deforestation
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Global Pollutants E.S.P.N
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Human Planet: Cities
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Impact of Global Warming
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Lessons from the Lorax
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Measuring Air Quality
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Measuring Climate Change
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Revealing Emissions Data
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Thinking About Climate Change
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Threats of Desertification
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Form I-589
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Unit III Resources

Adam Ruins Everything: Trophy Hunting

AirNow.Gov

Climate Deal in Paris: Everything you Need to Know

Deforestation Swipe Map

Google Earth Timelapse

Human Planet Cities

Time Magazine: Google Timelapse

National Geographic: Why Melting Glaciers Matter

The Lorax

What the Earth Would Look Like if All the Ice Melted


Unit IV - Design an Eco-Adventure

Unit IV Course Schedule

Week 15: Design an Eco-Adventure
     (Apr 22-26th)
Module 4.1: Step 1: Project Planning 
     Central Question: How can people and the                 environment benefit from ecotourism?
     Forum 4.1: Seeing for Yourself
     - Where the hell is Matt? (2006)
     Field Experience: Elements of a Place (Alaska)
​     - Project Introduction
​     - Project Planning - Step 1     ​
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Week 18: Design an Eco-Adventure
     (May 13-17th)
Module 4.6: Project Planning - Step 3
     Central Question: Does the personal value of             travel outweigh the costs?
     Forum 4.6: Value of Experience
​     - Finish Maps and Begin Story Mapping     ​​
Module 4.7: Project Planning - Step 3
     Central Question:
     Forum 4.7:
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Week 16: Design an Eco-Adventure
     (Apr 29- May 3rd)
Module 4.2: Step 2: Site Selection
     Central Question: Why is it important to be                 ecologically minded, even when traveling?
     Forum 4.2: Mindful Traveler
​     - Introduce Step 2
     - Student Work Time - Step 2     ​
Module 4.3: Step 2: Site Selection
     Central Question: What is the overall purpose of         traveling and why does it need to be managed?
     Forum 4.3: Leave it better than you found it
​     Field Experience: Dangers of over-tourism               (Student Choice)
​     - Student Work Time - Step 2     
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Week 17: Design an Eco-Adventure
     (May 6-10th)
Senior Ceremony - Wednesday May 8th, 2019
Module 4.4: Senior Presentations
     Central Question:
     Forum 4.4: Importance of Sharing Experiences
​     - Senior Project Presentations
     - Work time with remaining time
     
Module 4.5: Project Planning - Step 3
     Central Question: Why is pre-planning such an           important step for anything?
     Forum 4.5: Forms of Visualization
​     - Begin Step 3 - Mapping out Experience     ​
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Week 19: Design an Eco-Adventure
     (May 20-24th)
No School May 23-24th - Summer Break
Module 4.8: Project Presentations
     Central Question:
     Forum 4.8: End of the Year
​     - Student Survey     ​

Design an Eco-Adventure Project Handouts

Project Overview
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Step 1: Project Planning
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Project Grading Rubric
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Step 2: Site Scouting
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Unit IV Resources

Airbnb

Seat61 - Train Travel

Hostel World
TripAdvisor
Kayak
UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Google Earth Resources

Google Earth Tourbuilder
Google Earth Tourbuilder Tutorial 
Note: Students who choose this option need a google login
Tour Example: Venezuela 

ArcGIS Resources

ArcGIS
ArcGIS Story Map Tour
ArcGIS Login
Username:
ZAGlobalstudies
Password: Zooacademy1!
Tour Example: Out of Eden

We-Explore

We-Explore
Note: Students who choose this option should talk to teacher for login information
Tour Example: North of 60

Global Studies Course Resources

Global Studies Materials

Socratic Seminar Guidelines
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Social Studies Writing Guide
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Global Studies Syllabus (Spring 2017)
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Global Studies Forum

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