Example of Student Work on Ecological Economic
NIKE: Is what you see what you get?
Eighth graders investigate the economic, social, and environmental aspects of Nike's production practices.
Sample Activities
Economic and Social Issues
- Surveying peers about their shoe purchases
- Researching wages and working conditions in Nike factories
- Role play: Representing four different countries, students "bid" to attract foreign investment based their labor, environmental, and incentive policies.
Environmental Issues
- Creating a timeline of a shoe's "lifecycle" from raw materials to disposal
- Researching products made from ground-up sport shoe
Application and Assessment
- Evaluating changes in learning and how this affects consumer behavior
- Creating a video to educate peers about labor and environmental issues
Teacher Quote: "I had students who didn't do anything all year. This was the only unit that really engaged them."
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