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SimCity!

 

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 Hey Grade 8's!

In the past week we have been exploring the ways in which the economy works! We started with looking at what an economy looks like, the various philosophies behind them, and what makes it all run! 

Now it is time to see what YOUR ideal country will look like! What type of economy will you have?  What industries will you include and rely on? You will be able to show this through the creation of your very own SimCity! With a partner, you will work towards building your economy from scratch and discovering what you would being in control! Once this is done, we will have a Mayoral Debate, and vote for the city we would want to live in!

Parents, 

SimCity provides students with a hands-on approach to use their skills that we have been developing in class which include problem solving and critical thinking. Integrated within the geography curriculum, students are to explore the different types of economic systems and industrial activities and the factors that influence them. SimCity allows students to do this through their own simulation of their own city, controlling components like taxes, industries, and residential zones. This will lead into discussions about the relation from their own city to the ways in which Canada's economic system works, as well as different countries and communities.

Some of the expectations we will be looking at include:

• describe the characteristics of different types of economic systems (e.g., traditional, command, market) and explain why most countries, including Canada, have a mixed economy that includes features from more than one systems

•  explain how the availability of particular economic resources (e.g., quantity and quality of land, labour, capital, entrepreneurial ability) influences the economic success of a region;
  
  

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me!