Canada In Your Wallet?

Is “Canada” really in your wallet? In Michael Mitchell’s Youtube video, he says the coins “mean a lot”; are “more than pocket money, they’re symbols of our land”; and “pictures of important things for which our country stands.” In our Social Studies “Communities” unit so far, we have investigated Canadian stereotypes and symbols as well as generated criteria for ranking. 

Complete the organizer using websites posted below. What symbols are captured on our currency? What do they mean? How have the symbols changed over time? Thinking about your criterion, at your Disney exhibition, which banknotes and coins will your group keep or re-design? What new “special editions” will you create? Your group will continue to re-visit this chart as you investigate Canadian immigration patterns, trends, and events; opinions may change as the unit progresses. 

http://www.mint.ca/store/template/home.jsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Canadian_dollar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawn_Canadian_banknotes
http://www.mint.ca/store/dyn/PDFs/RollTimeline_e.pdf
http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes/canada.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/a-brief-history-of-the-canadian-dollar/article1366590/
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/currency.html
http://www.thecanadaguide.com/money
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/coins3.html
http://coinhistory.info/canada/mini.htm
http://www.coinsandcanada.com/news-latest.php
http://www.tvokids.com/videos/canadianmoney
http://www.marshu.com/articles/prime-ministers-on-canadian-money-paper-bills-currency-coins-of-canada.php
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/04/30/canadian_frontiers_honoured_on_new_5_and_10_bills.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/petition-fights-to-have-women-depicted-on-canada-s-banknotes-1.2099561
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/asian-looking-woman-scientist-image-rejected-for-100-bills-1.1183360