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• December 24, 2024

  2011-2013: The Frontiers Series

  

  The paper money that’s not made of paper is our first series to be printed on a state-of-the-art polymer material that is both more resilient and harder to counterfeit.
• November 7, 2024

  Family Fun Weekends

  

  Pop into the Museum for Family Fun Weekends on December 7 and 8 and December 14 and 15 for activities offering both financial know how and fun.
• October 11, 2024

  Exploring payment methods

  

  Compare different payment methods, such as credit, debit and cash. This lesson plan uses a quiz, group work and scenarios to boost financial literacy.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Financial literacy, Math Grade level(s): Grade 04
• September 13, 2024

  Five bucks: the economics of Treaty relationships

  

  Explore treaties using art, artifacts and historical thinking.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Arts, History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• September 12, 2024

  You are the economy

  

  A set of six lessons to explore economics with your students.

  Content type(s): Educational toolkits Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, History, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• September 9, 2024

  Investing wisely

  

  Make investment decisions based on what’s important to you and see how your spending and earning connects you to the global economy.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• September 6, 2024

  Tracing Canada’s place in the world

  

  Use a data visualization tool to learn about how Canada’s place in the global economy has evolved.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Geography, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• August 6, 2024

  Treaties, money and art

  By: Krista Broeckx, Frank Shebageget

  
  

  

  The Bank of Canada Museum’s collection has a new addition: an artwork called Free Ride by Frank Shebageget. But why would a museum about the economy buy art?

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts, History
• July 16, 2024

  Rai: big money

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  An item is said to have cultural value when it can be directly associated with the history, people, beliefs or rituals important to a society. It’s the same with a rai—its value can be greater depending upon who authorized it, who carved it and who subsequently owned it.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Geography, History Grade level(s): Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• June 18, 2024

  Decoding Canadian economic data

  

  Develop data literacy skills by interpreting charts of Canadian economic data.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Math, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5