U.S. history & civicsMaps & geography
Two editable Word documents extend two global-awareness video tools into classroom discussion activities. In "Dollar Street Analysis," students first watch a video explaining Gapminder's Dollar Street tool, which lines up homes from poorest to richest as if they lived on the same street. They then compare the United States with another country of their choice, filling in a chart describing lower- and higher-income homes shown in the tool, comparing similar-income families' dreams and most-loved items, and searching for a specific household item (such as a toilet, bed, pet, or toothbrush) across both countries. In "If the World Were 100 People," students watch a population-scaling video, record facts they knew, facts that surprised them, and questions they still have, then apply the same 100-person model to their own school's community (editable placeholders default to Seattle and St. Joseph School) before comparing the results to the world and to each other.