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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a project showing them what is meant by the value of a currency, use the Internet to find currency exchange rates, and relate the stability of a country's currency with other factors such as standard of living. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to look up the daily exchange rates between Mexico and the United States. They calculate the exchange rates and plan mock vacations to both destinations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students research the history of coins and paper money. They compare and contrast money with the barter system. They identify the positives and negatives of a movement to get rid of pennies. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students examine why pioneer society needed a uniform medium of exchange -- not so much among themselves, but for use with non-Mormon suppliers and California immigrants. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students study the physical presence, imagery and written text on a reproduction of colonial currency. They apply their research to a modern day quarter to compare and contrast two coins. In addition, they design their own colonial American coin. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 10th
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Students explore the value of a dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. They identify each form of currency to determine the amount of money needed to purchase an item. They use the calculator to add money amounts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and between between interest rates, investment, and economic growth. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students, while examining an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, practice counting and using coins to purchase goods as well as knowing when someone is dishonest and not giving them the right change when buying or selling items. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the functions of money. After reading a story set in the Revolutionary War, they describe what the money of the time period looked like and how it was used. Using the internet, they compare Continental Congress money with a Spanish half dollar. They write a paragraph citing which money they would like to have if they were living in Valley Forge in 1778. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use the internet to explore the role of money in the economy. They are taught the features of currency, types of currency, and impact of the Federal Reserve. Students are shown an old five dollar bill and a new five dollar bill. Full Review »
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