Where are your purchased products made?

Ty Belthrop

Walton High School

Webquest

It has been determined that outsourcing is creating a lost for the American job market. Many American companies are starting to manufacturer goods overseas inorder to reap the benefits of low wage

cost. This is your opportunity to inform others of the magnitude in the

shipping of jobs overseas.

Your task is to act as a public advocate gathering data to keep your community informed of the problems from outsourcing. Following the PPA guide,

Define the social problem: worksheet # 1

Gather evidence of the problem: worksheet # 2

Identify causes of the problem: worksheet # 3

Evaluate a policy: worksheet # 4

Develop your own solution: worksheet # 5

Select the best solution: worksheet # 6

you will focus your efforts on gathering evidence.

To facilitate learning, group work is encouraged. The group will also become familiar with worksheets. The understanding of the worksheets will be the basis for your written report and oral presentation.

The primary and initial goal of this exercise is to focus on defining the problem from the public policy analysis.

Find all your information for this task using the below resource links.

http://www.csis.org/nge/trade/wldtrade.html

http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/todayseconomy/

http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/todayseconomy/manuf_jobs.cfm

Standards:

NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS

Standard 1: Analysis, Inquiry, and Design

Students will use scientific inquiry to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.

Standard 2: Interconnectedness: Common Themes

Student will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.

Standard 3: Science

Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles,

and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living

environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in

science.

NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE

S6d: Acquires information from multiple sources

Grade	55 pts	65 pts	80 pts	100 pts
Survey	Incomplete…did not answer any question	Answered some questions	Answered most questions	Complete; understands PPA well
Paper	PPA issue not documented	Detailed some PPA issues	Details the gathering of information	Exhibited and present the PPA steps well
Presentation	Didn’t address the problem	Covered some PPA steps	Explained findings good	Exhibited and presented the PPA well

By completing this lesson, students will know how to use the internet to do research and gather information. They will be able to utilize critical thinking and communication skills. Additionally, students completing this public policy analysis will have a better understanding of the social problem of outsourcing.