CANADA’S LINKS TO THE WORLD Canada and World Connections

Get Connected Discuss with the person next to you, what does it mean to “be connected”? It means that you have a relationship with someone You are connected to your family, your friends because you have a relationship with them You need them and they need you Canada is connected to many countries around the world in the same way

Activity! Answer the following questions: Each day... WWhat do you eat? WWhat do you watch? WWhat do you listen to? WWhat do you use?

These items connect us to other countries! So many things come from other countries: TTV shows FFruits and vegetables MMusical artists CCell phones and other types of technology If you eat, use, or listen to something from another country, you are connected to that country!

Trade When different products are exchanged between Canada and another country it is called TRADE Read “What is Trade” on p. 4 of Canada’s Trading Partners Answer the following questions:  How did Brenden, Hannah, and David each contribute to making lemonade?  What will they do with the lemonade ?

Activity Miss Roden will give you a set of cards Using your cards, go and talk to other students Your goal is to find a way to make a sandwich! You can use any strategy you want!

You just participated in trade! Did you give someone give you money for your sandwich item?  This is SELLING Did you give someone some of your sandwich item and they gave you some of theirs?  This is EXCHANGE Did you give someone money for their sandwich item?  This is BUYING

More on Trade... Copy this graphic organizer into your book. Complete it by adding a definition for buying, selling, and exchanging. Trade Exchanging: Buying:Selling:

WHY do we participate in trade? Think about our sandwich activity... Why did you participate in trade? The answer is obvious:  You didn’t have everything you need!  You may have too much of one item  Someone else may want what you have

Canadian Trade We participate in trade with other countries every day! When was the last time you ate a banana? When was the last time you walked past a banana tree?! We buy bananas from other countries because we can’t grow them in Canada Countries sell bananas because they have more than they need

Activity Read “Imports and Exports” Then, complete this brainstorm chart in your book: We will take it up as a class when you are done Why do we export? Why do we import? The country has an excess They can make money The country has a unique product that others want Wide variety of choices Better quality items are available To get products that we don’t have

Activity Review “Imports and Exports” Who are we linked to? Copy and complete the chart below: Import from or export to?CountryItem/service We import fromColumbiaCoffee beans We export toJapanCrops We import fromUSAFruits & vegetables We import fromJapanMP3 players We export toTaiwanLabour We export toCountries in AfricaCrops

Homework! Learn more about importing Find 5 items at home – they can be anything food, electronics, toys, clothing... Check the sticker/tag/imprint to find out where it was made or where it came from Complete a T-chart ItemCountry it’s from

Everyone likes Canadian products, eh? We don’t just import, we export too! Read “Mike Lazaridis and the BlackBerry” How is RIM involved in…  EXPORTS?  Labour – offices in Asia and the UK  BlackBerries – countries all over the world use them  IMPORTS?  Labour – employees in Canada can be from other countries  Parts for the phone

We are interested. We will pay you $1 for every piece of lumber. It will cost you $0.10 to transport each piece here by truck. We are interested. We will pay you $1 for every piece of lumber. It will cost you $0.25 to transport each piece here by plane and we will charge you $0.10 tax on each piece of lumber. We are interested but it’s 5:00 am right now. Please call back tomorrow. Trading Around the World You want to trade lumber Go and “knock on the doors” to see who would like to trade with you Based on the information each country gives you, decide who you would most like to trade with! JapanMexicoBritain

Trade Agreements All of the countries wanted your lumber! Who was the best to trade with? Why? It is cheaper to transport to the USA and Mexico because they are closest to us They are in the same time zone which makes communication easier Why don’t they charge us tax? Because of NAFTA! Read “Canada’s Trading Partners: What is NAFTA”

Where in the World...? We’ve read about different countries that we have links to but where are they?! Let’s learn how to identify them on a map

Activity! Using your own copy of a world map, add the oceans  Pacific Ocean  Atlantic Ocean  Indian Ocean  Arctic Ocean Colour the countries that we import from and export to Draw in the Equator ***Remember to create a legend!

Buckle Your Seatbelts! Take a look at the travel brochures You’re going to be planning a trip! Identify your foreign destination on a map of the world Read about your destination and be prepared to tell the class:  Where your destination is in the world  How you will get there  What the climate is like  What there is to do

Travel and tourism connects us too!

Not For Profit Organizations We benefit from trade, so do other countries We can make money, so can they But sometimes we are linked to other countries not because we can benefit but because they need out help VIDEO Our Big Home: An Earth Poem