Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3
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November 27, 2020
Printable Play Money
Practise counting and exchanging coins and bank notes with our printable play money.
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November 23, 2020
Making Sense of Currencies
Use this activity sheet to practice converting exchange rates.
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October 28, 2020
The Economics of Suppertime
Make grocery shopping an economic lesson by helping your kids prepare a meal plan, and shop for ingredients based on a budget.
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October 2, 2020
Trading Planets
Take a trade mission to planet Plutopia to discover why trading without a common currency is hard.
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July 22, 2020
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July 7, 2020
The Art of Guilloche
Explore the art of guilloche. This technique was used to make symmetrical patterns on Canadian bank notes.
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January 29, 2020
A Bank NOTE-able Canadian
Apply the concept of historical significance to nominate an iconic Canadian for a new bank note. Students will create a design for their proposal.
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December 2, 2019
Trading Up: How Countries Benefit from Freer Trade
Use hands- on activities to explore comparative advantage, opportunity cost and specialization. Students will learn how these key economic concepts help countries benefit from trade.
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November 22, 2019
Surprise, It's Money!
Grades 3 to 8: See and touch an amazing array of objects that have served as money at one time or another. Then join us in the Museum—explore the games, multimedia, videos and even more surprising artifacts. It’s fun, engaging, and a great way to learn the role the Bank of Canada plays in the Canadian economy.
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March 14, 2019
Trading Planets
Grades 4 to 8: Travel to planet Plutopia on a trade mission with your students. Once there, you will see that trading goods without a common currency poses some serious problems. Trading Planets uses interactive, game-based learning to teach about trade, currency, and supply and demand.
