Canadian Penny Debate

2008-04-02 20:16:54

Has the penny's luck run out?

Students in social studies 5 to 9 will debate the penny issue in school.

Students will research the issue and will identify both sides of the argument. Students will then take part in in-class parliamentary style debates.

We want to find out what should happen to the penny, and a debate is the best way to do it. We wouldn't want to just flip a coin!

Resources:

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/10/10/penny.html

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/04/02/penny.html

http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/brown-penny070216.mov

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=417743

Debate Resources

2008-02-16 19:06:38

http://www.bcdebate.com/Debating_Resources.html

Parliamentary Style

2008-02-16 19:05:47

Introductory guide to parliamentary debate