Module 1: Economic systems in Canada and the United States
Section 1: Market and Mixed Economies
Section 1: Market and Mixed Economies
Inquiry into the Issue
Have you ever thought about what life would be like for animals living in a zoo? Perhaps you have visited a zoo and observed how animals are cared for. Consider the difference between how animals survive in a zoo compared to how animals survive in the untamed wild. Animals in an untamed wild have to meet their basic needs without the help of zoo keepers. What about animals on a game reserve, game park, or national park? How are their lives the same or different from animals living in a zoo or animals living in the untamed wild?
What do animals have to do with economics you might ask? In this activity you will investigate where animals live, and later you will compare these environments to different economic systems. The animal environments are used as a metaphor for economic systems.
In this section you will investigate this question: How do the Canadian and the United States economic systems work?
Inquiry Activity In this activity you will examine how animals survive in a zoo, an untamed wild, and a game park.
What do animals have to do with economics you might ask? In this activity you will investigate where animals live, and later you will compare these environments to different economic systems. The animal environments are used as a metaphor for economic systems.
In this section you will investigate this question: How do the Canadian and the United States economic systems work?
Inquiry Activity In this activity you will examine how animals survive in a zoo, an untamed wild, and a game park.
Assignment
- Watch the slide shows titled Zoo Animals, Game Park Animals, and Untamed Wild Animals to help you consider the differences between the three environments.
- Complete the Section 1 Inquiry activity.