Age: 10-11 years

Duration: 70 min

Objectives

• Discuss ethical issues in production and delivery: labor, waste, environmental impact.
• Complete a pros-and-cons chart for a sustainability policy choice.
• Write a short position statement using claim and evidence from the chart.

Vocab

• sustainability / ethical: "Sustainability means meeting needs without harming future resources."
• labor / worker: "Ethical labor means fair pay and safe working conditions."
• waste / responsible: "Responsible companies reduce waste in packaging and transport."
• position statement: "A position statement declares your view with reasons."

Warm-up (5min)

Ethical dilemma vote — "Should companies use less plastic packaging if it costs more?" — agree/disagree line; one reason each side.

Main Activity (55min): "Supply Chain Ethics and Sustainability"

"Ethics & Sustainability Forum" — Round 1: Case scenarios — 3 short supply chain ethics vignettes (child labor risk, pollution, fair wages) — table talk reactions. Round 2: Vocab anchor — sustainability, ethical, labor, waste on concept map linked to Lesson 05 journey. Round 3: Pros/cons chart — policy: "Stores should sell only products from ethical suppliers" — minimum 3 pros, 3 cons. Round 4: Position statement draft — 5 sentences: claim, 2 reasons with evidence from chart, counter sentence, closing. Round 5: Gallery walk — sticky note question on two charts. Round 6: Link to argumentative essay — this statement can become body paragraph or counter in Lesson 16. Supply chain portfolio capstone #4.

Wrap-up (5min)

Share one pro and one con from your chart — balanced listening.

Teacher Tips

• Fourth and final supply chain unit — ethics topic supplies moral dimension for essay prompts.
• Handle labor topics sensitively — focus on principles, not graphic exploitation images.
• Position statement format previews PEEL — reinforce Point-Evidence-Explain pattern.