*2026 Research Units – $95.00 plus GST

Topic article summaries and additional digital sources on the four NZ topics for the current year. Includes questions and definitions of terms as well as a brief overview of each topic. Hundreds of hours of research at the students’ fingertips. Also suitable for use as a classroom resource file. An essential resource for any team.

2026 Activity Units – $105.00 plus GST

Contains highly engaging activities on the same topics as our Research Units. Includes step-by-step lesson plans for research-based independent and collaborative work, a variety of tools, research and metacognition activities as well as a variety of specific problem-solving step activities. There are also 2 – 3 extra topic-related future scenes for practice. 

Research Units and Activity Units as a bundle – $185 plus GST

Purchase the Research and Topic Activities together as a set. Comprehensive coverage of the first four current Future Problem Solving topics: Food Security, Rising Sea Levels, Agricultural Industry and Nanotechnology.

Topic Research Unit – $30.00 plus GST

This resource features a single topic specific chapter  from the Research Units publication. It includes research, interactive digital media links, questions and answers and engaging lessons on the topic.

Topic Activity Unit – $30.00 plus GST

This resource features a single topic specific chapter  from the Activity Units publication. It includes research, interactive digital media links, questions and answers and engaging lessons on the topic.

NEW PUBLICATION– Video Games Practice Future Scene Unit  (Qualifying Problem) – $25.00 plus GST

The Video Games practice future scene unit contains resources for use with students in a variety of settings, including out-of-school time. Select the appropriate future scene for your students’ level and give them 2 hours to read the future scene, analyse it, and complete a full Global Issues competition booklet for practice. If you would like to score their work, use the scoring guidelines to help you identify which ideas are on target. A peer review checklist and a reflection activity worksheet are also included.

NEW PUBLICATION – Surveillance Practice Future Scene Unit (National Finals) – $25.00 plus GST

The Surveillance practice future scene unit contains resources for use with students in a variety of settings, including out-of-school time. Select the appropriate future scene for your students’ level and give them 2 hours to read the future scene, analyse it, and complete a full Global Issues competition booklet for practice. If you would like to score their work, use the scoring guidelines to help you identify which ideas are on target. A peer review checklist and a reflection activity worksheet are also included.

Topic Combo (Research & Activity Units) – $50.00 plus GST

This resource features the topic specific chapters from the Research Units AND the Activity Units publications. It includes research, interactive digital media links, questions and answers and engaging lessons on each topic plus the Problem Solving model.

*2025 International Conference Global Issues Problem Solving Champions – $55.00 plus GST

For those who have always wanted an example of an excellent booklet – here you are! Read and review all three International first placed team and individual Global Issues Problem Solving booklets. The topic was Future of History. Includes evaluator scores and comments. Please note that the evaluation scoresheet is different in layout than the New Zealand scoresheets. An ideal model for both students and teachers. Allows a coach and team to see what a champion booklet looks like as well as view evaluator scores and comments.

Global Issues Problem Solving Champions – Previous Years – $55.00 plus GST

More examples of excellent booklets from previous years are available. Years in which New Zealand teams or Individuals feature are –

• 2024 – Air Quality  – 1st Junior Team – Northcross Intermediate
• 2023 – Currency – 1st Middle Team – Northcross Intermediate & 1st Junior Team – Northcross Intermediate
• 2019 – De-extinction – 1st Middle Individual – Burnside High – William Wray
• 2016 – Energy of the Future – 1st Senior Individual – Cashmere High School – Hannah Hudson
• 2012 – Pharmaceuticals – 1st Middle Team – Northcross Intermediate & 1st Middle Individual – Independent – Jessica Schofield
• 2010 – Green Living – 1st Senior Team – Matamata College & 1st Junior Team – Cobham Intermediate

Again, this includes evaluator scores and comments.  A reminder that the evaluation scoresheet is different in layout than the New Zealand scoresheets. An ideal model for both students and teachers.