Economics

• March 3, 2022

  Teaching inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic

  By: Heather Montgomery

  
  

  

  COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the economy: closing businesses, driving down demand and interrupting supplies. With news stories and popular culture addressing inflation and supply chain issues, now is the perfect time to explain this key economic concept to your high school students.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• February 18, 2022

  Canada and the global economy

  

  Explore Canada’s connections to the global economy by adjusting timelines and filters to analyze gross domestic product (GDP), trade, foreign investment, and immigration data.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, History, 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
• February 18, 2022

  Your role in the Canadian economy

  

  Discover how individual choices connect to the Canadian economy by comparing employment, population, and spending patterns across regions.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Business, Economics, Financial literacy, Geography, Health, 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
• January 24, 2022

  Inflation over time

  

  

  Explore inflation over time and discuss how changing prices affect everyday life in Canada.

  Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Economics Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• January 24, 2022

  Fintech 101

  

  

  Teach the basics of financial technology, digital payments, and how the Bank of Canada helps keep Canada’s payment system secure.

  Content type(s): Multimedia Subject(s): Economics Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• December 2, 2021

  The true value of money

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  What is money—when you really stop to think about it? To understand how money works, and what it ultimately represents, we need to strip it down to its very basic function.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics 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 21, 2021

  Needs or wants? That is the question!

  

  Determine if something is a want or a need by sorting a stack of cards featuring different expenses. Use this hands-on activity to sharpen decision-making skills and financial literacy.

  Content type(s): Activities and games Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, Health, Math Grade level(s): Early childhood / Kindergarten, Grade 01, Grade 02
• September 2, 2021

  Virtual Worlds. Real Economies.

  By: Adam Young

  
  

  

  The economies in modern, complex video games can teach gamers a lot about decision making and financial literacy.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Social studies Grade level(s): Grade 09 / Secondary 3, Grade 10 / Secondary 4, Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
• August 19, 2021

  Fur Trade Economics

  By: David Bergeron, Graham Iddon, Krista Broeckx

  
  

  

  Over its 350-year lifespan, the Hudson’s Bay Company has had an enormous impact on Canada’s economy and how the nation was settled.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, History, Social studies 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
• June 3, 2021

  Value is in the Eye of the Consumer

  By: Graham Iddon

  
  

  

  Supply and demand is part of the very bedrock of an economy. It's what generates the price of any product or service.

  Content type(s): Blog posts Subject(s): Economics, Financial literacy, 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