Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on the rising cost of healthcare in the United States. The objective of the lesson is to compare and contrast the health care systems in the United States and Canada.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Getting Better

For Students 9th - 10th
The Virtual Museum of Canada invites you to visit Getting Better hospital, where you can interact with patients, health care workers, even germs! Or visit a dozen specialized rooms of the hospital and see what goes on there, from surgery...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: The Healing Power of Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Plants are a source of many human medicines and this exhibit presents information on plants used for healing. There are activities for students such as quizzes, a game where you try to cure patients' ailments, and one where you try to...
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Curated OER

Cbc: Timeline of Canadian Tobacco Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This CBC News article gives a timeline of Tobacco Laws in Canada. Read about legislation as dating as far back at the 1908 Tobacco Restraint Act through to today.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Clinton Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
Short, but comprehensive, synopsis of Clinton's two terms as president. Included in the article is the 1992 campaign, successful and controversial legislation, and the scandals that would eventually become part of his presidential legacy.