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The American Currency Exhibit

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Examine the historical structure, the purposes, and functions of the United States monetary system. Your class engages in a scavenger hunt to compare U.S. currency notes from specific eras throughout U.S. history. They work to identify...
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What is Currency?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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...
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Baseball Lesson: Barter vs. Money

For Teachers 4th
4th graders view this PowerPoint to recognize the difference between the monetary and barter systems. The author of this resource defines or likens Barter to a swap and misleadingly states that money was invented because bartering took...
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International Monetary Fund

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the role of the International Monetary Fund. They participate in activities to discover the funtion of the organization. They also focus on fair trade and cooperation between its members.
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International Monetary Fund

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover the role of the International Monetary Fund. They use the internet to answer questions about the organization. They discuss the positive and negatives associated with the IMF.
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Donut Dinero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Trading Traditions: Based on the American Samoa Quarter Reverse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate U.S. Currency by researching American Samoa.  In this monetary unit lesson plan, students define the reverse and obverse of a coin while completing a currency related worksheet.  Learners identify American Samoa on a...
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We're in the Money

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study money and its place in the economy.  In this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money.  Students explore how money works in society and explore modern money and money in...
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What Can We Learn about India from a Ten Rupee Bank Note?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
The class finds and cites evidence showing India's unity in diversity and work to recognize some of the complex interactions of a civilized community. They read to understand how geography, history, politics, economics, beliefs, and...
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Current Currencies

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the nature of money. They view how monetary systems evolved. They examine how different cultures value money and how foreign exchange rates work. Charting currency exchange rates begin.
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The Euro: Money Changes Everything

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the euro on nations of the European Union (EU). In this euro lesson, students examine exchange rates within the EU as well as outside the EU in order to better understand the implications of changing...
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum OSS Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 11th
In this history worksheet, students answer key questions and/or descriptions to complete the puzzle related to Special Operations. There are 21 words/names needed to complete the puzzle.
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Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included. 
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The Fed's Role in Making & Setting Monetary Policy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study inflation and its relationship to money and pricing. In groups, students examine how investment decisions have changed since the 1970's. After looking at a designated website, students discover the reason for printing...
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Reparations for Slavery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze slavery reparations. In this American history lesson plan, students examine the pros and cons of paying reparations for slavery and participate in a discussion.
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Current Currencies

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the nature of money and how foreign exchange rates work. They write reports based on their research.
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Managing Your Money

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils use the internet to gather information on saving money. They describe the history of money and the responsibilities of the United States Mint. They list their own personal goals and keep a journal as they operate a lemonade stand.
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Presidential Faces Worthy of Recognition

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Using dollars and cents to study the biographies and achievements of America's past presidents.
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Pictures Telling Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.
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You've Got Email!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students email students their own age in another country to share information about their cultures and countries.
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Mystify with the Mathematics of Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hieroglyphics, surveying, and the pyramids may all be explored with mathematics.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Beadwork: Creativity Booster and Stress Reliever

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Invite students to experience the benefits of making and working with beads.
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Battering Through the Seasons

For Teachers K - 5th
Students define bartering and barter to investigate supply and demand. In this bartering activity, students read A New Coat for Anna and recall how they exchanged merchandise in the story.  Students complete a sequential graphic...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Could It Happen Again?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The final instructional activity in a series of six about the Great Depression focuses on the Federal Reserve's role in stabilizing the economy.