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Trade: Responsibility on the World Stage

Owner Paco Rosic calls his Galleria de Paco restaurant in Waterloo, Iowa, "the Midwest Surprise"

Overview

In this lesson geared towards fifth graders, students analyze primary sources to understand the principles of fair trade and consider their responsibilities as global citizens.

Related Resources

  • Fair Trade Student Materials
  • Fair Trade Primary Source Set
  • Kindergarten-5th Grade Toolkit
    Resource from the State Historical Society of Iowa
Access

Grade

Elementary

Subjects

Civics, Social Studies

Length

120-150 minutes

Topics

artisans, citizen responsibilities, economics, fair trade, global citizenship

Author

State Historical Society of Iowa

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