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- 2nd
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Students identify objects other than coins and currency that can be used as a means of exchange (trade). They write an explanation telling why we need some form of exchange (trade). Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students study the history of currency and the monetary system of historic Akan people, who lived on the Atlantic coast of Africa. This outstanding series of lessons is multi-disciplinary and contains many activities for different learning styles. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research the history of paper money using the Internet in order to answer questions and create their own bills. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the money supply and how it can affect the value of money. They examine how the changing money supply can affect prices. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students research present-day monetary policy and readings about future suggestions for money and then create a plan that describes the physical look of money in the future and how it be distributed in the next millinmum. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the properties of different materials used to make paper money. They design their own bill and share it with the class. They also watch a video clip and read an article about making money and how it affects the economy. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students discover the differences between various credit cards through internet research, video clips, and handouts. This lesson would be excellent for an upper-level Economics or Personal Finance class and includes cross-curricular extensions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and discuss the functions of banks. After watching a video, they examine how checks are cleared and technology has helped make the system more efficient. In groups, they research the effects of a bank merger and the reasons why they are merging. To end the lesson, they examine a town without a bank or ATM machine and the effects on it. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students review the functions of money and different demoninations. Using the internet, they play a game called "Lemonade Stand" to see who can earn the most money. They navigate between the various pages of the website and practice using a mouse and keyboard. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students study about our money system and the terms inflation and deflation and how it affects currency. They can figure costs of items from the past based on inflation and using an interactive calculator for their findings. Then they can role play situations and provide arguments for what they feel is correct or incorrect based on the currency situation. This site is great and is very interactive with lots of additional resources for understanding the importance of currency. Full Review »
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