Economic cycles have risen and fallen over the past 100 years, in a somewhat predictable fashion behaving like a wave with periods of: peak, trough, recession, recovery. An economic expansion is a term sometimes used for the increasing growth period of the business cycle. The peak is when it is at its highest point. An economic contraction is a term sometimes used for the downturn (negative growth) of the business cycle. The trough is when it is at its lowest point. All of these points in an economic cycle have important impacts on financial decision making.Many individuals make emotional decisions based on where an economic cycle may be, instead of looking a rational evidence of where the economic cycle might be going. Attached with these handouts is a document titled "Reasons Why Investors Avoided The Stock Market" which shows many major negative events, followed by tremendous growth in the economy. If individuals understand these normal economic cycles, they can really benefit financially through investments and sound financial decision making. 

This activity includes a listening guide and assignments to guide the students through the video and learn abou the stock market"Explained | The Stock Market | FULL EPISODE | Netflix"

Outcome: FL10.5 Explain the principles of saving money and the importance of a savings mindset. Explore the concepts of needs and wants and how they impact financial decisions. Discuss how budgeting decisions vary at different stages of life to reflect shifting personal goals.

In this lesson, students will explore the financial insttitutions in Canada and review key terms.Included in this resource: 1. Students review key vocabulary words. 2. Students read and take notes. 3. Students will complete a Bubble Map to summarize what they learned from the reading. 4. Students answer the questions and explain their thinking. 5. Students write answers to the short answer questions. 6. Have students complete the Open Ended Questions and discuss with partners or groups.

Fraud is ongoing and with new technology, there is new sophisiticated fraud happening all the time: Deep fakes, Crypto job fraud, etransfer multi-factor verification fraud... everyday there is something new. Teachers can introduce this section and discuss ways to protect themselves from fraud. The assignment allows students to review fraud stories that have taken place and investigate their own fraud. Students could present their findings in a variety of ways: posters around the school, presentation, show to the class, social media video, etc. 

Money is one of the oldest aspects of human culture, likely predating the written word. It's woven into the fabric of virtually all human activity, like food, family, work, religion, and celebration. So it's not surprising that there is a wide variety of unique money customs around the world. Students will explore new vocabulary, learn about various financial routines that differ between cultures, and respond to some multiple choice short answer and reflective questions.

This resource contains: Financial Literacy Resource Guides for teachers, projects, classroom resources, PowerPoint lessons, Excel and Google Sheets on topics including: investing, a project for after high school, financial plan, credit score and consumer choices.

Students can explore a video and the Money and Youth textbook to look at various ways to make money and earn an income. There are many considerations for each type of employment. 

Whether it’s buying that $5 coffee, a new piece of clothing that we don’t really need, or just trying to make ends meet, saving money is oftentimes easier said than done. We are often influenced by a variety of factors that make it difficult to save money. Many cartoonists have observed these challenges and wittily depict them in their cartoons. In this activity, you will pick one of the cartoons provided below and analyze how it portrays the challenges we encounter when it comes to saving money.

Your brain is biased. Over millions of years of evolution, it’s been programmed to prioritize the present over the future, so when we try to save money, it feels like we’re depriving ourselves of joy. Why save for 10 years from now when there’s so much to do right now? Neuroscientist Alex Korb explains how our brain circuits focused on thinking, habits, and rewards interact to impact our financial decisions. But even though we favor short-term indulgences over our long-term best interests, research suggests it’s possible to undo this harmful pattern with one simple thing: a vivid imagination. Learn more about how you can rewire your brain and change your behavior to live the life you’ve always wanted. This is Your Brain on Money.

This Back-to-School Challenge encourages students (and teachers) use an Adobe multi-page template to create back-to-school goals. That template can then be used to create an Adobe Express video in which voiceovers are added. Then the video can be submitted to a contest where a backpack, including an iPad and Apple Pencil, Rode Video Mic, tablet holder and tripod, power bank, ring light … and more, will be given away to several lucky winners.

Part 1: This short YouTube video gives an overview of the challenge.

For a more in depth video of how to use the template, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUYAFEkeScI

The template itself can be accessed at https://express.adobe.com/sp/design/post/urn:aaid:sc:US:2141641d-87a0-4622-b157-a46db3fdee0f

Part 2 of the challenge involves using the information collected in the Adobe Express template to transform your multi-page portfolio into a reflection video to help guide your year.
Head over to https://edex.adobe.com/challenges?sdid=D4P81QZ8&mv=social&mv2=ownsoc-org for the outline of the video project.

Be sure to view the Part 2 Video Tutorial and the Printable Lesson Plan.

To enter the contest to win the great prizes, fill out and submit the following form by September 30: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-RraSiOATA9mrJ6pGZtVML4iBb10HLXCVVT8oZuip3w6zDw/viewform

Check out this collection of challenge materials for fun, easy, and engaging ways to get your students learning!

There are new challenges every month so keep checking back! Be sure to explore past Creative Challenges as well!

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Learners explore the topic of renewable energy with a focus on agriculture and biogas. Understand how biodigesters operate on farms with the background information that is provided. Includes a simple experiment than can be done as a class or individually by each learner.

Ag in the Classroom has hundreds of resources that will assist students, parents and teachers in meeting curriculum outcomes in a FUN, ENGAGING way! Simply use this search tool to find ones that will get you and your students learning about the great things they have to offer!

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A competitive and interactive quiz game that tests your student's knowledge about agriculture. It is a fun and engaging way to challenge students to see who knows the most about how our food is made, agriculture, and much more, in a classroom or at home. With beginner, intermediate, and expert levels it can be used for a variety of different age levels.

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A competitive and interactive quiz game that tests your student's knowledge about agriculture. It is a fun and engaging way to challenge students to see who knows the most about how our food is made, agriculture, and much more, in a classroom or at home. With beginner, intermediate, and expert levels it can be used for a variety of different age levels.

Check out Manitoba's Agriculture in the Classroom resources and activities which include hundreds of bilingual resources, lesson plans, free downloads, learning kits and more. You can filter by grade, resource type (Fun Stuff, Learning Activities, Online Game, Reference, Resource Kit, Student Activity Sheet, Teacher's Guide, Video), subject (Art, Career Exploration, ELA, English, FAL, Food and Nutrition, Geography, Health, Math, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology) and language (English, French).
This is a great companion resource to the AITC SK materials found at https://resourcebank.ca/courses/agriculture-educational-resources-ag-in-the-classroom.