Lesson Plan

• Describe why governments protect strategic industries.
• Identify the main trade‑restriction instruments used for protection.
• Analyse arguments for and against protecting strategic industries.
• Evaluate policy options that balance security with economic efficiency.

• Projector and screen
• Whiteboard and markers
• Handout containing the industry table
• Worksheet with case‑study questions
• Printed supply‑and‑demand diagram showing a tariff effect
• Sticky notes for exit tickets

Begin with a brief news clip about recent semiconductor shortages to hook interest. Ask students to recall any trade‑restriction examples they have studied previously. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to explain why governments protect certain industries and assess the effectiveness of those policies.

1. Do‑now (5'): Think‑pair‑share – list examples of strategic industries in their own country.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Present reasons for protection and the common instruments (tariffs, quotas, subsidies, licences).
3. Group analysis (15'): Using the handout table, each group selects an industry, chooses an appropriate restriction, and justifies the choice.
4. Class debate (10'): “Pros and cons of protecting strategic industries” – each side presents arguments.
5. Diagram activity (10'): Students label the supplied supply‑and‑demand graph to show the impact of an import tariff.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Exit ticket – write one advantage and one disadvantage of protecting a strategic industry.

Summarise the key reasons governments intervene and the trade‑offs involved. Collect exit tickets to gauge understanding, and remind students that the homework is to research a real‑world example of a country’s strategic‑industry policy and prepare a short summary for the next class.