Using the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition middle schoolers will define the term barter and give examples of bartering.

In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Each Ahupua'a covered the three main regions of the islands: the mountains, the valleys, and...

A unit that teaches the difference between goods and services, the difference between producers and consumers, the difference between human, natural, and capital resources, and the difference between bartering/trading and buying/selling....

Through the use of folk tales, history, and the students' own experiences, students will recognize the inter-relatedness of goods, services, money. They will locate information about barter as a means of trade, use folk tales as an...

From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...

Archived images of coins from a beautiful online exhibition on the history of money.

The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....

Students can use this site online in conjuction with the teacher's lesson plan, "Trade to the Tailor."

Explore the past, present, and future of money. Learn about exchange rates, money forms, banking, and more.

A timeline of money from 9000 B.C. to the present day that explains the types of money being used at various times in history.

Students will review the history of trade before money and will investigate the history of money. Students will locate information about the first coin authorized by the United States and will learn about the penny.

This site teaches young scholars about traditional economies and how exchanges of goods and services were made before money. Students learn about a bater economy which predates our traditional economy.

Practice and gain better understanding of the money supply and the purpose of money.

A brief review of how the nation changed from 1790 to the 1820s. See how the production of goods moved from the home to factories and read about the change in the way workers were compensated.