Grade 10 / Secondary 4

• October 31, 2023

  Building budgets

  

  Build practical financial literacy skills by balancing a monthly budget using realistic, real-world scenarios, and get some practical saving and spending tips along the way.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Health, Math 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
• October 31, 2023

  Thinking like an economist

  

  Learn how to think like an economist by exploring how economic concepts shape everyday decision-making.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, 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
• October 27, 2023

  Think like an economist

  

  

  Learn how to think like an economist and look for the economy at work in daily life, with staff from the Bank of Canada.

  Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• March 22, 2023

  Security is in the bank note

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Security printing is a game of anticipating and responding to criminal threats. Counterfeiting is a game of anticipating and responding to bank note design. This cat and mouse relationship affects every aspect of a bank note.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy 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
• February 2, 2023

  Teaching art with currency

  By: Adam Young

  
  

  

  From design to final product, bank notes and coins can be used to explore and teach art, media and process.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Arts Grade level(s): Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• November 18, 2022

  A bank NOTE-able Canadian

  

  Research and choose an iconic Canadian figure for a potential bank note design. Debate their historical significance as a class.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 18, 2022

  The changing face of our money

  

  Examine the history of Canadian bank notes by applying the historical thinking concepts of historical significance and continuity and change.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 18, 2022

  Design your own bank note

  

  Design a bank note by researching a notable or iconic Canadian and selecting meaningful themes, symbols, and imagery.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Subject(s): Arts, History, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 04, Grade 05, Grade 06, Grade 07 / Secondary 1, Grade 08 / Secondary 2, Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4
• November 14, 2022

  The day Winnipeg was invaded

  By: David Bergeron

  
  

  

  People on the street were randomly stopped and searched, and some were even arrested and imprisoned in an internment camp. Even German marks replaced Canadian currency in circulation—in the form of If Day propaganda notes.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): History Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• November 1, 2022

  What are cryptocurrencies?

  

  

  Learn how cryptocurrencies work and explore potential risks.

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