Curated OER
Show Me Economics
Pupils identify the penny as a copper coin worth 1 cent. They discover information found on the penny: President Lincoln's face, Lincoln Memorial, date, and location of minting.
Curated OER
All Equivalencies-Making 25 cents
First graders manipulate pennies, nickels, and dimes to equal the value of a quarter. Students display the value of a quarter in a variety of ways. Students model ways to make 25 cents.
Curated OER
Learn to Earn When You Tend to Spend
Students examine spending and earning, and calculate change up to a dollar. They view and participate in demonstrations of earning and spending math problems, complete a worksheet, and play a game in pairs that simulates banking.
Curated OER
How Much is Your Name Worth?
Learners identify the value of each coin type and then use a code to assign each letter of the alphabet to the value of the coins. They add coin combinations to determine the value of their name.
Curated OER
The Case of the Broken Piggy Bank
Students list the value of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny in dollar form. They find the total monetary value of a set of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. They calculate change received on a purchase.
Curated OER
Spinning Nickels
Pupils make predictions to figure out the probability of a spun nickel landing on either heads or tails. They test their predictions through experimentation. They create a graph showing the frequency for the number of heads.
Curated OER
Mixing Coins
Young scholars explore mixed (different denomination) coin sets and create different total amounts.
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry.com: Periodic Table Nickel
An incredibly thorough source for information on nickel.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental Chemistry: Health Effects of Nickel
Explains what nickel is, ways it is used, how it is produced, how it gets into the environment and into our bodies, and the health effects of exposure to nickel. Also discusses how to reduce the risk of exposure. Has links to additional...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Air Toxics Website Nickel
Very detailed information on the chemical element Nickel. Discusses its uses, physical properties, and the potential effects of exposure.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Community: My Money Book
Learn the names of the different coins, how people get money, and what they do with it. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Nickel
Thorough summary of information on nickel, including alloys and environmental issues. Detailed.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Nickel
The ChemicalSociety provides a short page summarzing some important information on nickel, as well as some health information.
Other
Scienceviews.com: Minerals and Their Uses
Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...
Other
Government of Canada: The Symbols of Canada: The Beaver
The beaver as a symbol of Canadian heritage is well documented in this resource. A history of the beaver's importance to the fur trade is discussed, as well as the many other ways it has come to symbolize Canada. It is appropriate for...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Learning Coins
Explore a tutorial to learning facts about the coins and their value then play a game to sort the coins by value.
Other
Minerals Education Coalition: Minerals Database
This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Ordering Money
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve problems in which they are ordering money.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Nickel
A nice collection of all sorts of information on nickel, its properties, isotopes and uses. Very informative.
Read Works
Read Works: A Million Dollar Nickel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the history of the rare coin referred to as the "Liberty Head nickel" and its rarity. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Let's Find Out About Money
In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Mathematics Lessons: Counting on Coins
This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Place Value, Comparison, Addition and Subtraction to 100
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in place value, comparison, addition and subtraction to 100.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Value of Coins
Use this interactive game to match the value of a coin with the name of the coin. The game lets you know when you answer an item correctly. Scroll down to view the game.