Age: 13+ / Youth group (11-18)
Current world trading systems are helping to maintain the gap between rich and poor nations.
These are systems that help strong well organised nations such as the USA and the EU states, rather than poorer countries.
This game is a fun and exciting introduction to the issues of trade, providing a simple outline of some very complex relationships. It is a valuable introduction to the basic issues that determine how the gap between rich and poor nations is maintained.
Trading game: introduction
An introduction to the trading game covering how to play, who can play and the aims of the game.
Trading game: teacher's intructions
Instructions and guidance for teachers and leaders running the trading game.
Trading game: diagram of shapes
Students will need to carefully cut out the shapes on this sheet to use as part of the trading game.
Trading game: creating new trading situations
This sheet contains new trading situations which can be applied to the trading game to mix things up and add additional challenges.
Trading game: follow-up discussions
Guidelines for encouraging follow-up discussion after playing the trading game.