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Money: Bucks, Banks, and Business
Put economics and currency exchange rates into a real-world application kids can understand. They'll compare bus fares from various cities around the world. Each child selects three international cities to research. They determine the...
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Four Decimal, Fraction, and Percent Activities
In this fraction activity, students solve problems presented in four different activities. The activities cover percentages, fractions, decimals, currency exchange, and value added tax. A card "game" is one of the activities. Partial...
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Undercurrents Of Currency
Students investigate the currencies used by different countries, and explore the principles of currency trading by exchanging currencies at current market rates. They, in groups, access websites which give them current rates.
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Sixth graders explore the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. In this history lesson plan, 6th graders consider the problems created when each colony had independent currencies. Students problem solve other related weaknesses.
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Currency Exchange
Students investigate the currency exchange rate. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, student use proportions to exchange between the U.S. dollar and the euro. Students come up with a product they would like to buy...
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Currency
Pupils investigate currency and exchange rates. In the middle school mathematics lesson plan, students use ratio and proportion to convert from one type of currency to another. Pupils solve problems involving currency exchange.