Cambridge Lower Secondary
Global Perspectives - Stage 7
Scope and Sequence
Quarter Topic Challenge and Product Instructional Supports Additional Resources
Introduction to What makes a good Global Perspectives student? By the end Introduction to Global Perspectives
the Course of this challenge, learners will have created a checklist to
evaluate the skills and dispositions of a Global Perspectives
Learning to Collaborate and Communicate:
learner.
Entry Teambuilder
(This is an SDLC-created Challenge)
GP/B.E.S.T.
Levels of the Course: Thinking Locally,
Crosswalk
Nationally, and Globally
First The Best Years of Your Life? By the end of this Challenge, learners
Education for All Starting Research Skills Getting Better at Research
Quarter will have researched a number of different approaches to education,
(Research) Research Skills Notebook
using their findings to come up with a proposal for change in their Developing Research Skills Research Super Sleuth
education system. They will have presented an argument for the
change they propose, and received feedback on how effectively they
Getting Better At Research Skills
made their case.
Challenge (6 Hours) Education for All Lesson
Education Timeline
Activity
Research Doc 1
Research Doc 2
Proposal Template
Student Presentation: Stretch Strategy: PechaKucha
Humans and Other What Makes Us Human? By the end of this Challenge, learners will Team Builder
Species have developed their research and evaluation skills through their
(Research) research into an aspect of human beings and their contribution to The
Team Builder
Human Exhibition. Learners will also gather feedback from their
audience at the exhibition, which they will analyze and use to inform
future projects. Challenge (6 Hours) Challenge Teacher
Resources
Second
Globalization Global Brands. By the end of this Challenge, learners will have Starting Analysis Skills Starting with Analysis
Quarter developed their analytical skills by looking at branding as a means to
(Analysis) Skills
understanding the impact of globalization. They will evaluate videos Developing Analysis Skills Developing Analysis Skills
showing a range of perspectives on globalization and be able to justify Getting Better at Analysis
their own conclusions. Getting Better at Analysis Skills Skills
Team Builder
Challenge (6 Hours) Globalization Project
Globalization Challenge
Doc
Globalization-Visual
Literacy & Response Sheet
Stretch Strategy: Outliers
Employment Why Work? By the end of this Challenge, learners will have Starting with Evaluation Skills Starting with Evaluation
(Evaluation) developed their evaluation skills by evaluating information about the Skills
experience of people in their families, communities and worldwide, in Developing Evaluation Skills Developing Evaluation
employment, unpaid work and unemployment, gathered using different Skills
research methods. They will communicate the outcomes of their
Getting Better at Evaluation Skills Getting Better at Evaluation
research effectively.
Third Skills
Quarter
Challenge (6 Hours) Employment Challenge Doc
Human Rights The Right to Asylum. By the end of this Challenge, learners will Starting with Reflection Skills Self-Reflection Activity
(Reflection) have developed their skills of reflection and analysis by considering
the different impacts on individuals of the different reasons for moving Developing Reflection Skills
countries, and thinking about whether their views have changed as a
result of research on displaced individuals. Learners will consider the
Getting Better at Reflection Skills
human rights of displaced people and research an aspect of this to
present to their peers. They will consider the use of biased sources of
information. Challenge (6 Hours) Human Rights Activity
Course of Action Activity
Stretch Strategy: Socratic Seminar
Tradition, Culture, How Connected are We? By the end of this Challenge, learners will Starting with Collaboration Skills
and Identity have developed their communication and collaboration skills in the
(Communication) context of finding out how different families, communities and cultures Developing Collaboration Skills
celebrate the New Year.
Getting Better at Collaboration Skills
Challenge (6 Hours) Travelog/Traditions
Fourth Sustainability When Less is More. By the end of this Challenge, learners will have Starting with Communication Skills Final Project
Quarter (Communication) improved their communication skills by participating in a debate, a
*Stage 8 trade simulation game, and working in groups to produce a Developing Communication Skills
presentation. They will learn about the life cycle of a resource, create
a balanced presentation to persuade people to consume less, and learn
Getting Better at Communication Skills
how the production of the things we need and want impacts the
resources used to make them.
Final Challenge
