Economic Systems
This unit will have you looking at the different ways a country can organize their resources. By deciding whether we want the government to control the distribution of resources, or let consumption be based on competition, defines our ideology.
Unit Overview - use this sheet to help you keep track of the essential outcomes and key terms that we will be learning in this unit.
Mars Project Focus:
Mars Project Focus:
You can use these "fill in the blanks" sheets to help you as you watch the videos
Here are the Top Ten Notes we discuss in class
Here are the Top Ten Notes we discuss in class
Lesson One - Introduction to Economics
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Two - Introduction to Capitalism and the US Economy
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Three - Canada's Mixed Economy
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Four - The Role of Unions
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Five - Social Programs
- Checking for Understanding Questions
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Two - Introduction to Capitalism and the US Economy
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Three - Canada's Mixed Economy
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Four - The Role of Unions
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Lesson Five - Social Programs
- Checking for Understanding Questions
Potential Activities/Assignments
- Reading Assignment Sources and Questions
- Capitalism Source Analysis
- Social Programs Source Analysis
- Creating an Economics Game
- Individual Worksheet
- Economics News Articles
- Creating your own budget activity
- Economics Debates
- Essay brainstorm sheet
- Threaded discussions instructions
- Threaded discussion: CIVIX survey on economic issues
- Threaded discussion: Capitalism
- Threaded discussion: Universal Health Care
Alternative Resources
- Video: Where do our tax dollars go?
- Check out the Social Studies 30 class website for videos that go into more detail, along with resources that have been suggested to the Grade 12 students who are also studying economics.
Tentative calendar for fall 2021 - please refer to Daily Agenda in Google Class to see what was actually done