Grade 8 / Secondary 2

• February 11, 2021

  Money: Past, Present and Future

  

  Explore the history of money in Canada and around the world using an inquiry approach.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 5 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• November 23, 2020

  Making Sense of Currencies

  

  Use this activity sheet to practice converting exchange rates.

  Content type(s): Activities Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• October 2, 2020

  Trading Planets

  

  Take a trade mission to planet Plutopia to discover why trading without a common currency is hard.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Grade level(s): Grade 4 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 5 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2
• July 22, 2020

  Teacher's Newsletter

  

  Sign up to stay up-to-date on the Museum’s programs, activities and opportunities for you and your students.

  Content type(s): Educational resources Grade level(s): Grade 1 / Elementary Cycle 1, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 11 / Secondary 5, Grade 12, Grade 2 / Elementary Cycle 1, Grade 3 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 4 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 5 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3, Kindergarten
• April 28, 2020

  Money and Monetary Policy in Canada

  

  Money and Monetary Policy in Canada is a web resource to help educate Canadians on the mechanics of their economy and the Bank of Canada’s role in it. It’s written in fun, clear language and supplemented with helpful illustrations, meeting the needs of multiple levels of high school curricula.

  Content type(s): Educational resources Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 11 / Secondary 5, Grade 12, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• 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.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 11 / Secondary 5, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• 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.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Grade level(s): Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• 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.

  Content type(s): School programs Grade level(s): Grade 3 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 4 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 5 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2
• October 25, 2019

  A Noteworthy Woman

  

  Apply the concept of historical significance to examine the bank note featuring Viola Desmond.

  Content type(s): Lesson plans Grade level(s): Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grade 11 / Secondary 5, Grade 12, Grade 8 / Secondary 2, Grade 9 / Secondary 3
• 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.

  Content type(s): School programs Grade level(s): Grade 4 / Elementary Cycle 2, Grade 5 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 6 / Elementary Cycle 3, Grade 7 / Secondary 1, Grade 8 / Secondary 2