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Food for All: Teaching against Hunger.
Czarra, Fred; And Others – Intercom, 1982
Contains six lesson plans and student materials for a unit on global food distribution and the problems of world hunger for secondary social studies classes. Students study nutrition, population distribution, poverty, the causes of hunger, and economic development, and generate personal actions to solve the hunger problem. (AM)
Descriptors: Food, Global Approach, Hunger, Secondary Education
Food
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Data and activities examining the current world food crisis are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Food, Global Approach
Control of the Seas
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Background information and a role playing activity which examines the conflict over control of the oceans are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Global Approach, Instructional Materials, Ocean Engineering
Terra II--A Spaceship Earth Simulation for the Middle Grades
Mastrude, Peggy – Intercom, 1972
The unit of study consists of four lessons based on the concept that the earth is a large system made up of many small systems (air, food, water, man, etc.). Complete procedures are included to study the environment, examine developing countries, determine interaction between peoples and nations. The problem solving excercise is an inquiry…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Environmental Education, Humanization
Help! Where and for Whom?
Fleming, Dan B. – Intercom, 1975
A simulation designed to examine American responsibility with respect to global hunger is provided. Students play American leaders who must choose between conflicting national and international priorities. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Food, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
The Economic Dimension
King, David C. – Intercom, 1976
Designed to correspond with the similar topic of the American Issues Forum program, this article provides readings, discussion questions, and a map exercise on America's economic interdependence with the rest of the world. The readings focus on world energy interdependence. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Depleted Resources, Ecology, Economics
Environmental Pollution
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Data and activities examining world environmental pollution are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Ecology, Environmental Education
A Nation Among Nations
King, David C. – Intercom, 1976
Designed to correspond with the similar topic in the American Issues Forum program, this article provides readings and discussion questions on America's role in helping to solve world problems. The readings focus on the ethical decision of whether to share our affluence with the rest of the world. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Foreign Policy, Global Approach
Urban Growth
Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Three exercises on global urbanization which include readings and graph interpretation are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Global Approach, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education
World Military Interdependence
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Charts and activities designed to compare world military and public expenditures are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Expenditures, Global Approach
Energy
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
Data and activities examining the sources and uses of energy are included. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Depleted Resources, Energy
People and Earth
Nesbitt, William A.; Karls, Andrea B. – Intercom, 1975
The data for classroom activities in this article are divided into two parts. The first introduces some aspects of population pressures on the earths systems. The second examines the interplay of economic, political, and social systems as they affect population growth. (Author/DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Data Analysis, Environmental Influences, Global Approach