PYP-Exhibition

How we organize ourselves 2012 ISGR

Central Idea: Communities are affected by economic activity

Communit y
Convivial (Social)

Livabl e Health

Environme nt
Viable (Capable)

Equitabl (Fair)

Sustainable

Economy

Lines of inquiry what economic activities are types of economic activity in our local community compared to communities worldwide factors that affect economic activity the effects of economic activity on our community

Resources
New Books:

ISECKE, HARRIET:CHILD LABOR & THE INDUSTRY ACTON, JOHNNY:EYEWITNESS BK ECONOMY W/CD AYER, ELEANOR H.:EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION LA BELLA, LAURA:HOW TAXATION WORKS BREZINA, CORONA:HOW DEFLATION WORKS CONOLLY, SEAN:INTERNATIONAL TRADE RYAN, PETER K.:HOW THE GOLD STANDARD WORKS BREZINA, CORONA:HOW IMPORTS & EXPORTS WORK SPILSBURY, RICHARD:OIL INDUSTRY ADAMS, BARBARA JOHNSTON:GO AROUND DOLLAR ZIEFERT, HARRIET:NEW COAT FOR ANNA MADRIGAL, ANTONIO:ERANDIS BRAIDS DAVID J. SMITH:IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLA WEIGHTMAN, GAVIN:INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONAR PAQUETTE, JACK K.:BOYS JOURNEY SMITH, DAVID J.:THIS CHILD EVERY CHILD BARDEN, CINDY:INDUSTRIALIZATION THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION MILWAY, KATIE SMITH:GOOD GARDEN

Books in the Library Media Centre Collection: LMC is available during its opening hours. Please ask Rouhia for more help.

Some search indexes:

BANK CHILD LABOUR COMMUNITY COMPANIES CORPORATION DEFLATION ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES GOLD IMMIGRATION INFLATION MULTIMEDIA MONEY OIL POLLUTION SLAVERY SPORT WAR WEAPON/S

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENVIRONMENT

Online resources
http://www.isgr-lmcguld.se/ You can click on databases and find information on EBSCOhost:User id: ns056232 Password: isgr and Word Book student + kids User id: isgr password: isgr, BBC, Newsbank and NE (National Encyklopedin). Pleade use google translator for the wished language. EBSCO and World Book have their own translator and dictionary. You can also click on digital library and then exhibition

Social Studies for Kids

Home Fun Facts Glossaries Newsletter FAQ Forum Economics
Economics is not just money. It's businesses and how they work. It's lemonade stands and how many dollars they take in. It's toy collecting and baseball card collections. It's taxes and allowances. It's stocks and bonds. Economics is part of almost everything you could ever think about. Find about how by visiting the links on this page.

www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/economicsbasic.htm

TM

http://www.banknotes.com/

Money MUSEUM
www.money.org

SWEDEN IN THE CREATIVE AGE

A copy of the book is available in the library. 35% of the Swedish workforce is engaged in creative types of occupation, belonging to what we call Creative Class: managers, professionals, researchers, artists and other associated professional figures. However, such transformation and results are not evenly spread out in the country. Sweden exhibits a very high degree of concentration in its creative resources: 30% of all Swedish Creative Class is located in the Stockholms ln, and almost 60% of all Swedish Creative Class is concentrated in three regions: Stockholms ln, Skne ln (the Malm-Lund region), and Vstra Gtalands ln (the Gteborg region). Innovation activities also appear strongly concentrated. Although several smaller regions exhibit very innovative economic structures, still, in absolute values, about 47% of all high tech patents applications are concentrated in the Stockholm area. These and other findings suggest that large, dense, and well connected city-regions have a clear advantage in their ability to attract, leverage high stocks of creative talent, and to nurture the necessary social and economic diversity to sustain their growth. The three regions around Stockholm, Gteborg, and Malm attract 64% of all the foreign born population (while they account for 50% of national population). These regions also have a special edge in attracting people engaged in artistic and performing activities (what we called bohemians). Stockholm alone accounts for 43% of the Swedish total bohemians, and if we add the Vstra Gtaland and Skne regions, the three of them make up for about 70% of the Swedish Total. Irene Tinagli, Creativity Group Europe and School of Business, Economics and Law, Gteborg University, 2007, p. 6
http://www.creativeclass.com/rfcgdb/articles/Sweden%20in%20the%20Creative%20Age.pdf

Sweden (World Book)

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar541920&st=ikea

Gothenburg: an economic overview

Gothenburgs 500,000-strong population makes it the second-largest city in Sweden after Stockholm, and the fifth-largest city in Scandinavia. Economy Gothenburg has the largest port in Scandinavia. This and its advantageous central location have established the city as an important centre for trade and shipping, and the economy continues to thrive through these sectors. Manufacturing and heavy industry also contribute significantly to the citys economy. Major companies in these sectors include SKF, Ericsson and Volvo. The latter is the largest employer in these sectors in Gothenburg. Although these industries are gradually being replaced by hightech industries, they retain an important role in the citys economy. Banking and finance are also important, as is the tourism industry, thanks to GothenburgLandvetter Airport, which lies approximately 20 miles outside the city. Immigration Like most Swedish metropolitan areas, Gothenburg has a large immigrant population. According to Statistics Sweden, around 20% of Gothenburgs inhabitants are an immigrant population, comprised almost entirely by Finnish and Iranian people. Education

Gothenburg University is attended by approximately 25,000 students and is one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. Furthermore, Gothenburg hosts the biggest film and book festivals in Scandinavia.
http://www.relocatemagazine.com/background-sweden1/2231-gothenburg-an-economic-overview

Gothenburg: Stadsledningskontoret

Stadsledningskontoret ligger p Kpmansgatan 20 nra Gustaf Adolfs torg. Foto Carin Rothell

Stadsledningskontoret (tidigare Stadskansliet) r kommunstyrelsens frvaltning. Kontoret stdjer kommunstyrelsen i uppdraget att leda, samordna och flja upp hela den kommunala verksamheten. Dessutom finns specialiststd och utfrande av delegerade verksamheter och projekt. Stadsledningskontoret leds av stadsdirektren. Gteborgs Stad har 21 fackfrvaltningar. Dessutom finns tio stadsdelsfrvaltningar och en rad bolag. Varje frvaltning leds av en nmnd. I nmnden sitter politiskt tillsatta ledamter som r utsedda av kommunfullmktige. De anstllda tjnstemnnen i fackfrvaltningarna ansvarar sedan fr att arbetet utfrs s som nmnden beslutat.
Stadsledningskontoret 404 82 Gteborg BesksadressKpmansgatan 20 ppettidermn-fre 8.00-16.30 Telefon031-368 00 00 Fax031-368 01 82 E-poststadsledningskontoret@stadshuset. goteborg.se http://www.goteborg.se/wps/portal/stadsledningskontoret

Places to visit:

Vstsvenska handelskammaren: Handelskammaren i Gteborg

http://www.handelskammaren.net/Kontakt/Goteborg/ http://www.handelskammaren.net/Kalender/Goteborg/

VOLVO
http://www.volvo.com/group/volvosplash-global/en-gb/Pages/volvo_splash.aspx

Saab automobile
http://www.saabsverige.com/se/sv/start#/home/

Saab AB; Defence and security company

http://www.saabgroup.com/

Ericson
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson http://www.ericsson.com/

IKEA
Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd http://www.ikea.com/

Ingvar Kamprad
http://ekonomistas.se/2011/03/28/hur-rik-ar-ingvar-kamprad/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/855984.stm

SKF
Svenska Kullagerfabriken http://www.skf.com/portal/skf_se/home

Centre for economic education

http://williamcwood.com/econed/links-to-lessons/elementary/

Easy Economics, an informative look into the Asian Economic Crisis

http://library.thinkquest.org/19552/

Economic history site

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005121/

7 ways kids can earn money:

http://www.themint.org/kids/ways-kids-can-earn-money.html

Making a Budget
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/makingabudget1.htm

Why All the Graphs in Economics?

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/economics/economicsgraphics.htm

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York

http://www.ny.frb.org/education/econexjrnl.pdf Al taken from: http://www.kathimitchell.com/econ.htm

Games
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/

Pro teacher dictionary

http://www.proteacher.com/090041.shtml

Teachers Great Economics Lessons

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons.cfm

Lesson Plan Library - Economics

http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/economics/econlessons.asp