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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf Money in the Piggy Bank

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Alicia opened her piggy bank and counted the coins inside. Here is what she found: Aligns with 4.NF.A.
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Digital History

Digital History: Andrew Jackson's War With the Bank of the United States [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In a case of "be careful of what you wish for," President Jackson's veto of the rechartering of the Bank of the United States had many ramifications. Read about the banking issues in Jackson's second administration, his on-going war with...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Celebrated Bank War

For Students 9th - 10th
A good discussion of the views of supporters and opponents of the Bank of the United States, and the banking industry in general during Jackson's presidency. Were Jackson's ideas backward looking and ignorant? Did his policies cause the...
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Digital History

Digital History: Hamilton, Jefferson, First National Bank of the Us [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
As with so many other ideas, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were on opposite sides of the formation of a national bank. Read why Hamilton thought it was a great idea, why Jefferson opposed it, and what they each wrote to...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 14: Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation: Key Terms

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of key terms and definitions covered in Ch. 14: Monetary Policy and Bank Regulation from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
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University of Exeter: Britain and European Monetary Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the strength of the British pound sterling and why England has chosen not to join its European neighbors in the use of the Euro as a common currency. The author has a background in research and in the history of finance.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if Bank Account Balance

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task introduces the concept of a step function. It is about the changing balance in a bank account as money is deposited and removed. Aligns with HSF-IF.C.7.b.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Time Value of Money

For Students 9th - 10th
We've all heard the phrase "Time is money." But what do these two things actually have to do with one another? German Nande explains the math behind interest rates, revealing the equation that will allow you to calculate the future value...
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Financial Fiction Genre: Banking and Finance in Lit.

For Students 9th - 10th
Money and finance has played a role in fiction since Chaucer's Reeve's Tale. This interesting page points out some of the works in which money and/or finance plays a pivotal role.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Pickle Patch Bathtub [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson based on The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Frances Kennedy, where students learn about making choices in how to spend money, and how to set goals and develop a savings plan.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Saving and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Rule of 72 with examples of compound interest and its power to help grow students' money.
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University of Exeter: Origins of Money and of Banking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After establishing what money is and the functions of money this essay details causes and development of money, primitive forms of money, invention of banking and coinage, Greek coinage, and more.
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Bank Reserves and the Money Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, from a larger study titled "Money: What It Is and How It Works," explains the fractional reserve system, which requires banks to hold a certain amount of their deposits as cash. Covers reserve requirements, factors...
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Other

Banknotes.com: World Currency Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of bank notes from many countries are available here. Choose a continent, then a country, and display pictures of that country's money.
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Other

Money: Money Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides money basics including the two kinds of money, the creation of money, reserve ratio requirements, controlling the price of credit, the Fed's reactive role, limiting bank lending, limiting money supply growth, and the...
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: My Money [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.
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The History of u.s. Paper Money

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline history of paper money used in the United States.
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The Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Board: The Fed Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides access to "The Federal Reserve System/Purposes & Functions," a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This book is available as a complete publication or by chapter. The book covers...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Cards, Cars, and Currency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A unit on personal finance related to debit cards, credit cards, and purchasing a car designed to help students develop financial responsibility.
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We the Savers: Young Savers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource introduces students to the world of money with this online tutorial. Each unit has its' own online quiz. Brave the desert, climb mountains and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning,...
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US Mint

United States Mint: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the United States Mint and how it was created by the Constitution. Details on coins the Mint has produced, its role in U.S. history, and growth.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Budgeting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
It is very important that you know about budgeting and have discussed it before you get married. Learn why a budget must be flexible in order to work and is important for couples managing money.
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Scripophily: A Comparative Chronology of Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides various segments of historical dates from early Babylonian times to present. Time periods provide information about culture and the form of monetary exchange or bartering that took place.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills for Life: Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A series of financial literacy lesson plans broken out by grade range for grades from Pre-K through college, with an additional set of lessons created for students with special needs.

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