E-tivity #9 Entrepreneurship

E-tivity #9

Entrepreneurship

Grade 7 Curriculum Expectations in Language/Mathematics

Specific Expectations:
Oral Communication: 2.2 demonstrate an understanding of appropriate speaking behaviour in most situations, adapting contributions and responses to suit the purpose and audience

Reading: 1.4 demonstrates understanding of increasingly complex texts by summarizing important ideas and citing a variety
of details that support the main idea.

Writing: 1.3 gather information to support ideas for writing, using a variety of strategies and a wide range of print and electronic resources.

Media: 4.1 identify what strategies they found most helpful in making sense of and creating media texts, and explain how these and other strategies can help them improve as media viewers/ listeners/producers

Number Sense and Numeration: solve multi-step problems arising from real-life contexts and involving whole numbers and decimals, using a variety of tools and strategies (e.g., estimation, algorithms)

To have a clear understanding of Entrepreneurship you will engage in a few collaborative activities with your peers. Form a group with other students who you think would make great partners in your business venture. Please access the links below and watch the videos, answer the questions and discuss it with your peers. You will ascertain the handouts in Google Docs. By the end of this lesson you should have a basic understanding of how running your own business applies to the 21^st century. (You are accessing information based on our partners EA and Y2 and learning a little more about them)

First…

http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/what-we-do/student-programs/entrepreneurial-adventure

Based on the above link answer the following questions:

What does the Learning Partnership offer you?

What are some of the Entrepreneurial Adventure goals? Pick one goal and expand how it could benefit aspects of your life.

How does the Entrepreneurial Adventure work?

What did you think of the Entrepreneurial Adventure showcase video? Can you see yourself showcasing your very own product?

Navigate the website and write down 2/3 interesting things you found that could be useful.

Second…

http://www.startupyork.ca/startups/y2labs/

What is Y2 Entrepreneurship Labs?

List some similarities and differences between EA and Y2?

http://y2youth.org/ Go to this link and watch Y2 conference April 2016

What did you think about their original idea: Candy Cutlery. Have they created something new or used something existing and modified it into something more useful?  Discuss this as a group and jot down your own individual answers.

Third…

Watch Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSnoFz1EWv0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_CUemekXgs

Discuss the videos with your peers.

Forth…

Presentation

Almost there: We will now have a presentation and then you can form your own business. To follow along access the PowerPoint link in Google Classroom. You will enough time after the presentation to create your own business venture/service.