Chapter 4 Work Outline

1. Agricultural, Industrial, and Information Ages - Read pg. 69 to 71. Answer pg. 71, # 1, 2, 3, 4

Watch the following videos and answer the questions:

Agricultural Revolution, complete this form

Take notes on the following 2 videos (Industrial Revolution Part 1 and Part 2 below). These will be part of the notes required for quiz 1. In particular note the following:

• The reasons why it started in Britain

• Why people moved to cities

• Technological advances

• Advances in Medicine

• Impacts of the Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution Part 1 (Transcript of video or see below for instructions on how to open the transcript page of a video on YouTube)

Industrial Revolution Part 2 (See image below to see how to open up the transcript for a video. Click on three dots (arrow on left) and open up the Transcript page which will appear on the right (arrow on right))

The Information Age - research this online and take notes. Include in your notes when it started, a description of this age, other names given to this age, some pros and cons, and some common jobs in this Age.

2. Current Labour Market Trends - complete HANDOUT after reading page 72 to 74

3. Check out Job Market Trends. Scroll down to the September 2020 snapshot.

a. What is the current unemployment rate in Ontario?

b. How many people are employed in Ontario?

c. Do a Google search to find out which province has the highest unemployment rate and which on has the lowest.

4. Home-Based Employment: Read pg. 77 and 78. Assignment: List several disadvantages to each type of work arrangement on page 78.

5. Opportunities for Enterprising Employees: Read pg. 79. Then complete Jobs of the Future HANDOUT.

6. Definitions of key terms. See Glossary.

Friday Quizzes

Quiz 1

Take notes on pages 69 to 71 (link above). Include in your notes:

• The three major Ages

• jobs common to each Age

• The reason for the start of each Age

You will also need the following for this quiz:

• Your handout on the Agricultural Age (above)

• Your notes on the Industrial Revolution videos and the Information Age

Quiz 2 - Take notes on page 78 Alternative Work Arrangements (link in #4 above). Include:

• a description of each arrangement

• the benefits of each arrangement

  • come up with a disadvantage for each one

Chapter Assignment

When you have finished the chapter work do the Chapter Assignment .

Extra Videos

What gives a dollar its value?

The labour market explained

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Extra Activities (Bonus Marks)

1. The new economy depends on people who can find and interpret information and turn it into new ideas. For example, "frequent flyer" programs were developed because someone looked at information about ticket sales and flight patterns, realized that frequent flyers represented value for an airline, and created the idea of rewarding repeat customers with travel points. Brainstorm other examples of situations where people successfully turned information into business opportunities. (3 marks)

2. List all the careers you might someday like to have. Find and list the education requirements that would be needed for each job. (3 marks)

3. Work-life balance is a trend in the new economy. What impact might this trend have on individuals, families, and organizations? (3 marks)