(for all ages)

Offered ONLY in the Ottawa/Gatineau Region

Explore some of money’s fascinating stories!

Everyday people use different forms of currency, such as coins, bills, and credit cards.  What are the origins of our money?  What objects have other societies chosen to use as money in the past, and why?  What are the characteristics of a successful currency? Our Museum in a Bag program answers these questions… and more.

Money has played an influential role throughout history.  The Museum in a Bag program invites you to see and touch different and unusual currencies from other countries and times past, such as shells, beads, and tea bricks.

The Museum in a Bag program can be adapted for particular needs or interests.  Please inform us of any special requests when booking the Museum in a Bag program.

Number of participants: 15 - 50

Program length: 1 hour

To reserve: 613 782-8852 or museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca

(for grades 4 to 6)

This kit teaches students about the functions and characteristics of money by using examples of currencies used at different times throughout history. Students will learn that the fundamental principle underlying all currencies, be they shells or salt bricks or government-minted coins, is that people have confidence in their value. By looking at the money used by different civilizations we can better understand the money that we use today.

Program length: 1 hour

Bilingual materials included:

• Lesson plan
• Currency information cards
• What is Money? chart
• Group worksheets

To order: museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca

(for grades 5 to 6)

Safe Money is a hands-on educational program about Canada’s paper money—which actually arrives on your doorstep in a safe. It is fun, interactive, and designed to support curriculum outcomes in social studies, history, language arts, and visual arts. Students will work collaboratively on literacy and communication skills while delving into a subject that is highly relevant to the society they inhabit.

Everything you need to offer Safe Money in your classroom is contained inside the safe. Little set-up is required. Only 40-60 minutes is required to teach the program (1-2 classroom periods).

Important Notice
In order to receive Safe Money, a User Loan Agreement must first be signed by the participating District School Board or Library/Resource Centre, and interested teachers then make local arrangements for the kit to be delivered to the classroom.

To reserve: 613 782-8852 or museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca

Do your economics students a favour. Take them to… Inflation Busters… a well organized and fun-filled game that brings together a lot of new curriculum. It is learning made interesting!

— High school Economics teacher

A fun and dynamic lesson on how economics affects us all

(for 12-60 students grades 9 to 12, CEGEPs, and community colleges)

We know what it’s like to hyper-inflate a balloon. But what is it like to hyper-inflate an economy? Why do prices rise over time—and is there really anything a Bank of Canada economist can do to have an impact on the process? The Inflation Busters DVD will lead your class through games, simulations, discussions, and group activities designed to teach students about monetary policy, inflation, deflation, and the role of the Bank of Canada. Developed with students, teachers, museum educators, and Bank of Canada economists, this program is the winner of a Canadian Museum Association Excellence in Programming Award.

Program length: 2 hours

Bilingual materials included:

• CD with printable Inflation Busters Teacher’s Guide
• Inflation Busters DVD

To order: museum-musee@bankofcanada.ca

(for grades 9 to 12)

This ready-made unit, designed for classroom delivery over two days, is ideal for responsible citizenship or civics courses as well as programs that help students develop workplace skills. The kit introduces high school students to counterfeiting as a crime, its impact on society, and the role students can play in reducing counterfeiting. They will learn to tell the difference between genuine and counterfeit bills. The teacher's multimedia kit includes lesson plans, presentations, a DVD, a quiz, and handouts. For more information, please call 1 888 513-8212.