The Travels of a T-Shirt

1. The Travels of a T-Shirt Canada’s Links to the World through Trade – Grade 6 Social Studies Marsha, Rachel, Jennifer, Jessica.

2. The Inspiration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13PT_HW4wdk

3. Rationale: Why the T-Shirt? The t-shirt… • Is exemplary of Canada’s links to the world • Demonstrates Canada’s trade relations (imports and exports) • Is relatable and exciting for students • Raises social justice issues

4. Rationale: Curriculum Alignment This unit reflects curriculum expectations by… • Demonstrating Canada’s trading partners • Introduces concepts of imports and exports • Explains the organizations involved in trade • Broadens students’ perspective of Canada’s role a global community Overall Expectations Link Specific Expectations Link

5. Learning Goals Know: • Canada is connected to politically, socially and economically to other countries • Cause and effect, systems and structures • Trade relationships, social justice ramifications Do: • Research, describe and analyze research and maps • Use multimedia to communicate ideas and findings effectively • Promote social justice awareness Be • Globally aware of connections and links • Be a responsible, global citizen, appreciative and activists

6. The Culminating Activity In groups of 3 or 4, students will inquire about Canada’s links to the world through trade by… • Research favourite items (chocolate, shoes, toys!) • Find origins of item and respective trade links • Research item and organize findings • Discover social justice issues and problem solve resolutions (social cause and effects) • Research organizations involved in the trade of the good (systems and structures) • Create a poster board to display in the class trade fair

7. Lesson Sequence Outline

8. Questions

9. Bibliography http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13PT_HW4wdk http://search.creativecommons.org Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum K-8 (2007)