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Business Basics: Our Country- Technology & Innovation (Grade 4)
Our Country – Technology and Innovation engages elementary school students in activities to define new ideas for business and society by learning about our technological past and present. Enter the next generation of creativity and invention.
View the program's curriculum links to Alberta Education outcomes.
“What I liked about the JA program was the volunteers teaching us to plan towards the future!" Student, Grade 4.
Build A Better Tomorrow
Lead an exploration of our major business sectors and the contributions of Canadian inventors. Our Country - Technology and Innovation helps students discover the value and necessity of change in economic and social progress. New trends build a future of inspiring concepts and entrepreneurial ideas. Our path to a better tomorrow begins today.
- Draw the connections between traditional and modern technologies
- Match Canadian inventions with those who developed them
- Bid to bring new technologies to market in a class auction
- Experience a day in the future by inventing new devices
STUDENT BENEFITS
1. Achieve an understanding of the impact progress has on business and society
2. Develop a greater ability to comprehend, describe and respond to change
3. Foster a desire to invent solutions to meet our current and future needs
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteers make 4 one-hour visits to the classroom to facilitate each of the above lessons. Training and all teaching materials are provided by Junior Achievement to prepare you for a dynamic classroom experience.
For more information on volunteering or to register your students, please contact Golubina Markovik, Program Associate, at (403) 781-2585 or email gmarkovik@jasouthalberta.org
