Episode 6 of 12 · Around the World
Canada: Marcel Makes a Sacrifice
Grades 6th+
Geography — World Geography · Economics — Contemporary World Issues · Economics · Economics — Economics & Financial Literacy · Geography · Financial Literacy · Government · History · Economics — American Government · Captions
About This Video
Do your kids understand the true cost of "free" healthcare? In this animated Around the World video for tweens and teens, they’ll follow Marcel and his family as they navigate Canada's universal healthcare system. When Marcel's father receives a frightening diagnosis, his options are limited. What will Marcel be willing to give up so that his father can receive immediate treatment?
Standards Met in Ohio
- 5.E.15Grades 5thThe availability of productive resources (i.e., entrepreneurship, human resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes specialization that could lead to trade.
- 6.E.14Grades 6thWhen regions and/or countries specialize, global trade occurs.
- 6.E.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.
- 9-12.CWI.15Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thTechnologies inevitably involve trade-offs between costs and benefits. Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in intended and unintended consequences.
- 9-12.EFL.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thA nation's overall level of economic well-being is determined by the interaction of spending and production decisions made by all households, firms, government agencies and others in the economy. Economic well-being can be assessed by analyzing economic indicators gathered by the government.
- 9-12.EFL.9Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thWhen regions and nations use comparative advantage to produce at the lowest cost and then trade with others, production, consumption and interdependence increase.
- 9-12.WG.16Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUrbanization provides opportunities and challenges for physical and human systems in cities and their surrounding regions (e.g., development of suburbs, loss of habitat, central markets, squatter settlements on city outskirts, regional specialization in services or products, creation of ethnic enclaves).
- 9-12.WG.19Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thGlobal trade and communication systems reduce the effect of time on the distribution of goods, services, and information (e.g., reliance on local foods versus global trade in perishable foods, online brokering versus personal brokers, Internet access versus library access).
- 9-12.WG.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thHuman interaction with the environment is affected by cultural characteristics (e.g., plowing with oxen or with tractors, development of water resources for industry or recreation, resource conservation or development).
- AMG.9-12.20.lp.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that the federal government can raise or lower taxes to impact the economy. For instance, raising taxes will increase the cost of goods and services, eventually making purchases more expensive for consumers.
- CWI.9-12.11.lp.kGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify human activities.
- CWI.9-12.15Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thTechnologies inevitably involve trade-offs between costs and benefits. Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in intended and unintended consequences.
- EFL.9-12.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thA nation’s overall level of economic well-being is determined by the interaction of spending and production decisions made by all households, firms, government agencies, and others in the economy. Economic well-being can be assessed by analyzing economic indicators gathered by the government.
- EFL.9-12.9Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thWhen regions and nations use comparative advantage to produce at the lowest cost and then trade with others, production, consumption, and interdependence increase.
- SS.5.15Grades 5thThe availability of productive resources (e.g., entrepreneurship, human resources, capital goods and natural resources) promotes specialization that could lead to trade.
- SS.6.14Grades 6thWhen regions and/ or countries specialize, global trade occurs.
- SS.6.15Grades 6thThe interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (e.g., entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources, capital) used.
- SS.6.1aGrades 6thArrange events in chronological order on a multiple tier timeline.
- SS.6.1bGrades 6thIdentify a multiple tier timeline.
- WG.9-12.14.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDiscuss how changes in human activity (e.g., urbanization) or in the physical environment (e.g., pollution) influence those geographic regions creating international issues.
- WG.9-12.16Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUrbanization provides opportunities and challenges for physical and human systems in cities and their surrounding regions (e.g., development of suburbs, loss of habitat, central markets, squatter settlements on city outskirts, regional specialization in services or products, creation of ethnic enclaves).
- WG.9-12.18.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that there are economic risks and benefits for countries participating in global trade because they become interdependent.
- WG.9-12.19Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thGlobal trade and communication systems reduce the effect of time on the distribution of goods, Services, and information (e.g., sustainability of perishable foods, online brokering versus personal brokers, Internet access versus library access).
- WG.9-12.19.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the effect of a given cause of global trade that reduces the effect of time on distribution of goods, services and information.
- WG.9-12.19.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thSequence global trade and communication systems that reduce the effect of time on the distribution of goods, services and information.
- WG.9-12.19.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDiscuss how global trade has improved consumer access to international products.
- WG.9-12.19.lp.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDefine global trade as the exchange of goods and services between countries marked by specialization and interdependence.
- WG.9-12.7Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thHuman interaction with the environment is affected by cultural characteristics and technological resources (e.g., plowing with oxen or with tractors, development of water resources for industry or recreation, resource conservation or development).
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