Transdisciplinary Theme
How We Organise Ourselves:
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.
Central Idea
Money is used globally as a system of exchange.
Lines of Inquiry
Exchange of goods and services
Basic economic systems (needs wants, currencies,banking)
local v global trade
What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries?
What is money?
What is the purpose of money?
How do people earn and use money?
What is trade?
What influences our decisions to buy different products?
Key words
money, pay, count, exchange, product, trade, needs, goods and services, supply and demand, value, wants, raw materials, budget, purchase, coin, change, receipt, unit, (basic unit of money), balance, counterfeit, circulation, business, calculate, cash, credit.
