Teacher to do list:1. Split the class into 6-8 groups.2. Have the groups make a Tri-fold sign with an appropriate country name. Have them turn the sign facing the front.

3. Have the students read the instructions silently to themselves.4. Read the instructions to them out loud, model underlining important ideas.5. Answer any questions they have. It is important to reassure them that it may seem confusing right now, but when we start playing the game it will become clear.

6. Handout the credit sheet and bid sheets. Have the students write notes on the credit sheet as you explain what each section means.7. Using an ELMO, model writing a bid/adding the number of credits.8. Have one student from each group bring their bid up front to the teacher.9. When all bids are submitted, put the bids in order from highest credits to lowest. Since the first bid was modeled, all of the bid numbers should be the same. There should be a six way tie for first place.

Use magnets to put the bid sheets on the board after all groups have submitted their bids. Set up your board likes this:Country’s Point Totals Bids in OrderSwaggTastic -

M.L.K-

GlobalStudies?-

KobeStinks-

WeHeartLebron-

IsitSummer?-

1st (25 points)

2nd (50 points)

3rd (100 points)

4th (0 points)

5th (0 points)

6th (0 points)

Other Thoughts Save all bid sheets, groups will need them for the reflection sheet.

Throughout the game, the teacher should pose as the CEO of Nike, encouraging students to give Nike what they want.

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Investment Game Overview – Class Copy

The athletic company Nike has just created the best basketball shoe of all time. Known as “the Answer,” the shoe helps players of all skill levels look like Mr. Patterson on the court. When the shoe is released, Nike expects to sell millions of pairs. In order to make the most money, Nike is going to build a new shoe factory in a country; but where should this factory be built?

The members of your group are leaders of a developing country (a country with a low standard of living when compared to the United States). There are several reasons why you need to get companies like Nike to build factories in your country. Like most developing countries, your country was colonized (taken over) by European nations. As a result, wealth and power in your country is not spread evenly and many of your people live in poverty (are poor).

Of course, not all of your people are poor. Many, including you, are quite wealthy (rich). But your wealth depends largely on making deals with companies like Nike. When you get companies like Nike to invest (give) money into your country, you then get to steal some of this money and give it your friends and family. As a leader of your country, you want to make sure that you can continue to have a high standard of living and not worry about a coup d’état.

In order for your group to stay in power, you need to provide jobs for your people. The best way for you to create jobs is to get companies like Nike to build factories. The more jobs you can bring into your country, the easier it is for people to believe that you are the right ruler for them.

However, Nike doesn’t want to build a factory in your country because they feel bad for you, they are going to choose a country where they think they would make the most money.

Here’s the problem, you must compete with other poor countries in the room that also want Nike to build a factory. You are going to have to make tough decisions about what you are willing to offer Nike including:

What is the lowest amount someone can get paid in your country? How young can people be when they start to work? Can people ask for better working conditions? What percentage of money would your country get to keep? Does Nike have to protect the environment?

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Investment Game RulesThis game takes place over a series turns/rounds. In each turn, countries compete to get Nike to choose their country to build the factory in.

During each round, teams will write a bid/proposal. Teams will need to make tough decisions about what their countries minimum wage (how much to pay workers), child labor (determine how young students can work), unions (people forming clubs to ask for things), taxes (how much money Nike should give the government), and the type of environmental laws that should exist.

After every country has submitted a bid, the bids will be ranked from highest number to lowest number. You won’t know until the end of the round what other groups have bid. The goal is to win the game by finishing up with the most game points at the end.

Nike is worried though, sometimes when they build a new factory, the people in the country become angry at how they are treated. Sometimes this anger turns into violence and lost profits. As a result, the team with the highest bid doesn’t earn the most points.

Your team may be the highest bidder once and not have to pay a fine. If you are the highest bidder again, you will role two dice. Whatever number you end up rolling, that is how many points you will lose!

Ranking in order of Highest to Lowest Amount of Freedom Game Points1st +25 points2nd +50 points3rd +75 points4th +100 points4th … 0 points

Bigelow, Bill, and Bob Peterson. Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools, 2002. Print.

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What are you going to offer Nike so they choose your country?What is the lowest amount someone can get paid in your country?$ 5.00 …..... 0 Freedom$ 4.75 …..... 10 Freedom$ 4.50 …..... 15 Freedom$ 4.25 …..... 20 Freedom$ 4.00 …..... 25 Freedom$ 3.75 …..... 30 Freedom$ 3.50 …..... 33 Freedom $ 3.25 …..... 37 Freedom$ 3.00 …..... 40 Freedom$ 2.75 …..... 43 Freedom

$ 2.50 …..... 46 Freedom$ 2.25 …..... 49 Freedom$ 2.00 …..... 52 Freedom$ 1.75 …..... 55 Freedom$ 1.50 …..... 58 Freedom$ 1.25 …..... 61 Freedom$ 1.00 …..... 64 Freedom$ .85 …..... 67 Freedom$ .75 …..... 70 Freedom $ .65 …..... 73 Freedom

$ .55 …..... 76 Freedom$ .45 …..... 79 Freedom$ .35 …..... 82 Freedom$ .30 …..... 85 Freedom$ .25 …..... 88 Freedom$ .20 …..... 91 Freedom$ .15 …..... 94 Freedom$ .10 …..... 97 Freedom$ .05 …..... 100 Freedom

How young can people be when they start to work?Working younger than 16 is against the law and it is enforced. ….............................. 0 FreedomWorking younger than 16 is against the law but the law is occasionally enforced…. 15 FreedomWorking younger than 16 is against the law but the law is rarely enforced…………… 30 FreedomWorking younger than 14 is against the law and it is enforced. …............................ 45 FreedomWorking younger than 14 is against the law but the law is occasionally enforced... 50 FreedomWorking younger than 14 is against the law but the law is rarely enforced………….. 85 FreedomNo child labor laws………………………………………………………………………………………………. 100 Freedom

Can people ask for better working conditions?People can form clubs and they are allowed to protest…………………………………….….. 0 FreedomPeople can form clubs and they can protest occasionally. ……………………………………. 15 FreedomOnly government approved clubs are okay.………………………………………………………….. 30 FreedomOnly government organized clubs are okay. ………………………………………………………….45 FreedomClubs are banned and aren’t allowed to protest.………………………………………………….. 60 FreedomClubs are banned, no protests, military helps enforce the rule. …………………….………85FreedomClubs are banned, people suspected of forming a club, are thrown in prison. ………100 Freedom

What percentage of money would your country get to keep?75%............. 0 Freedom70%............. 5 Freedom65%............. 10 Freedom60%............. 15 Freedom55%............. 20 Freedom50%............. 25 Freedom45%............. 30 Freedom40%............. 35 Freedom

35%............. 40 Freedom30%............. 50 Freedom25%............. 60 Freedom20%............. 70 Freedom15%............. 75 Freedom10%............. 80 Freedom5%............. 90 Freedom0%............. 100 Freedom

Does Nike have to protect the environment?There are a lot of environmental laws and they always have to be followed………….. 0 FreedomThere are a lot of environmental laws and they occasionally have to be followed…. 15 FreedomThere are a lot of environmental laws and they always have to be followed………….. 30 FreedomThere are some environmental laws and they always have to be followed……………..50 FreedomThere are some environmental laws and they occasionally have to be followed……. 70 FreedomThere are some environmental laws and they always have to be followed……………..85 FreedomNo environmental laws. ……………..……………..……………..……………..……………..…………….100 Freedom

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Country/Group Name: Round/Year:

What is the lowest amount someone can get paid in your country? _________ Freedom

How young can people be when they start to work? _________ Freedom

Can people ask for better working conditions? _________ Freedom

What percentage of money would your country get to keep? _________ Freedom

Does Nike have to protect the environment? _________ Freedom

Total Freedom offered:

Country/Group Name: Round/Year:

What is the lowest amount someone can get paid in your country? _________ Freedom

How young can people be when they start to work? _________ Freedom

Can people ask for better working conditions? _________ Freedom

What percentage of money would your country get to keep? _________ Freedom

Does Nike have to protect the environment? _________ Freedom

Total Freedom offered:

Country/Group Name: Round/Year:

What is the lowest amount someone can get paid in your country? _________ Freedom

How young can people be when they start to work? _________ Freedom

Can people ask for better working conditions? _________ Freedom

What percentage of money would your country get to keep? _________ Freedom

Does Nike have to protect the environment? _________ Freedom

Total Freedom offered:

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Name:

Block: Simulation Reflection

Teacher:

Directions: Answer the following questions in in complete sentences. Make sure to answer all parts of the question being asked.

1. Briefly describe what we did in class yesterday. Who were the people at your table supposed to be? What role were you playing?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How could your country win the game? What did you want Nike to do? Why did your group want this? Your answer should include text evidence from the Investment Game instructions sheet.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What five things made up your bid? Describe what you changed from your first bid to your last bid.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4. Explain the strategy you used when making your bid. How did you decide what you should write on your country’s bid sheet?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Why did you not want to have the highest bid several rounds in a row?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Is there anything I should change, if I do this next year with my students?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Create a line graph that shows your proposed minimum wage and tax rates throughout all five rounds. The X axis should be the rounds, the y axis should the price.

Do you notice any patterns or trends? Explain…

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Answer the following questions in paragraph form, on a separate piece of paper.

Who won and who lost in yesterday’s simulation? Would you have changed your bids if this was real life? How could the countries have worked together? What are the chances of this plan being successful?

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Document A

Document A

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Southeast Asia (Investment Simulation) OLD LESSONSouthwest AsiaPatterson

(W) Means on websiteUnderline what should be said to the classIf there is a blue word click on it while holding down “ctrl”

Day 1Learning Target – I will create a thematic map of Southeast Asian countries in order to make inferences about standard of living.

Warm Up – What is the price of your t-shirt? Have students copy down their answers on a sticky note, have them label their envelope and put inside, students will revisit this when taking their assessment

Introduction/Overview of Game-Page 2-Practice round of bidding-Make signs, reread rules

Southeast Asia Thematic Map (W)

ResourcesMaterialsExtensionExtensionIf you have time, you can practice having the first round of bids.

Day 2Learning Target – I will play an academic game to understand the impact of globalization.

Warm Up – No Warm UpPass out assessment for students to keep in their folder

Investment Game-page 3-4

ResourcesMaterialsExtension-start reflection

Day 3Learning Target – I will reflect on an academic game to make connections to the real word.

Warm Up – What is happening in the cartoon? – page 7, Use the investment visuals PowerPoint to start the conversationInvestment Reflection-page 5-6

Students finish thematic map from Day 1

-possibly add more relevant pictures to reflection

ResourcesInvestmentSimulationReflection (W)MaterialsGraph paper, colored pencilsExtensionStudents can graph their bids over timeShow Newies clip

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