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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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- 9th - 12th
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Students become aware of international monetary transactions, and how the jobs they hold and the purchases they make in their local community are affected by the foreign currency exchange market. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students set up a classroom currency exchange and explore the idea of bartering to get what they want. They create a monetary unit that is based on fractions and multiples of a standard unit, and compare this system to the U.S. monetary system. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review a case study regarding the Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy. 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 investigate the monetary system during the late 19th-century. They view a video, answer discussion questions, read and discuss text, and write an essay justifying either the pro-silver or pro-gold standard side. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe the concept of bartering by giving specific exxamples and examine the use of a substance as the standard value for developing a monetary system. They create a monetary system based on fractions and multiples of a standard unit. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students will look at early forms of money around the world. They will then look more closely at the United States' monetary system. Colonial money, U.S. currency, and Confederate money will be discussed. Counterfeiting and business transactions will be studied. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate and explain the basic changes that the German monetary system has gone through in the Twentieth Century. They identify examples of the currency from these periods. Students explain the monetary exchange rate. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the historical structure, as well as the purposes and functions of the United States monetary system. They utilize a "scavenger hunt" model to compare U.S. currency notes from specific eras in U.S. history. They identify the key security features in newly designed $10 note. Full Review »
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