Economy Webquest

You've got some lab time to "gather evidence" as you seek answers for your questions about economic issues. Try SOME of the links below, keep track of where you went and what you did (your "economy" group can make use of this) and leave a comment below describing what you learned from this activity (leave just your first name, too).

1. Economic Impact & Ecological Footprint - http://www.earthday.net/footprint/flash.html

2. Understand Canada's Economy - http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/English/economy/index.cfm

3. Read an article - http://casinocrash.org/ or http://www.thrall.org/special/economy.html or http://www.foldvary.net/works/dep08.pdf or find your own article on the "Economic Crisis" or another aspect of economy

4. Watch a video - http://www.stateofeconomy.com/ or google video search your own (pick search words carefully)

5. Look at graphics on the Mortgage Crisis: How the Housing Market went wrong - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7073131.stm

6 Get the main ideas on the Canadian parliamentary dispute over the fiscal update - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Canadian_parliamentary_dispute

7. Read a "radical" thinker's views on the American Election & Economy - http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/19749 or find some other alternate theories about how the world's problems are connected

8. Manage an "economy" --> Badger Kingdom - http://badgerkingdom.pantomimepony.co.uk/

9. Want more fun? See how well you know your world... http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html

Wow time flies... let's see: ECONOMY!

Pick one of the following "industries" in BC to investigate and learn about. Prepare a one-page summary of your findings (including references). This could take the form of an advertisement or a pamphlet, and should include facts, examples, and pictures. Choose from:

Forest harvesting (logging)
Forest manufacturing (wood products)
Pulp production
Big Agriculture (wheat farming)
Dairy Farming
Market farming (vegetables)
Mixed Agriculture (crops)
Wine-growing (vineyards)
Fruit-growing (orchards)
Cattle & Ranching
Copper mining
Coal mining
Gold mining (modern)
Tourism in the northern interior (e.g. Prince George)
Tourism in the southern interior (e.g. Kelowna)
Tourism on the South Coast (e.g. Victoria)
Tourism specific to Whistler/Olympics
Transportation and Shipping
Film & Television (Vancouver)
High Tech (e.g. game design)
Commercial fishing (wild species)
Fish farming (aquaculture)
Sports Fishing (recreational)
Artisans and craftwork in BC
Road & Bridge Construction
Construction homes
Smelting (e.g. Trail / Cominco)
Aluminum production (e.g. Kitimat)
Power production (e.g. hydro dams)

If you want one that's not on the list, see your teacher. Focus on things like: where is the industry located? What do they do/make? Where do they sell their products? How many people are employed in this industry? What are the jobs like? How does this industry impact the economy and environment? Make your research and product BC-specific! Reference your sources but steer way from Wikipedia as an end-source (good place to start looking, though).