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What Does a Quarter Weigh?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They create a balance scale from common materials to measure the approximate weight of a quarter.
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Counting Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the importance of economics through Shel Silverstein's poem Smart. Students are introduced to the concept of earning money and using money to purchase necessary items, after becoming familiar with U.S. money.
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Metal Composition & the U.S. Mint

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. Theyresearch why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with nickel. In addition, they perform...
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Money Skills (Using Coins)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars pretend to purchase items at their class store using coins. At the store, they are to state the amount of the item they want to buy by reading the label. They give the cashier the correct amount of coins and are given a...
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Take a Dip: Sticky Water

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete lab activities to investigate the "sticky" properties of water, such as surface tension and capillary action, due to the polarity of the molecules.
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Grouping Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate sets and subsets as they group coins and dinosaurs. Using scissors and provided sheet, they sort dinosaurs according to their commonalities. Their groupings are shared with the class.
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Money Values Worksheet Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students determine how many dollars, quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies equals a given dollar amount.
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"Pigs Will Be Pigs" by Amy Axelrod

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students add, subtract, and multiply amounts of money.
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Coin Cards

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this U.S. coins worksheet, students cut apart 16 cards that feature photographs of the front and back of quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. There are no directions.
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Are You Money Smart?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners figure out and discuss the irony of this coin-centric poem. They also practice persuasive letter writing, and identify and count coin/money values.
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Sun Prints

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use coins to help them explore the sun as a source of renewable energy. They go outside in the sunshine and make a design by placing coins on their piece of black construction paper.
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Surface Tension On Coins

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students drop water onto clean coins to determine the tension of each coin and then to graph their findings.
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Magnetism in Action

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with magnetic force and magnetic fields. They examine how magnetic forces can act through a distance.
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Polymer Physics on the Playground

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate what materials allow them to slide down a slide the fastest. They set up test procedures and carry out an experiment.
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Worth Their Weight

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students weigh various circulating coins in grams, and record their findings on a data chart for comparisons. They compare weights of coins and use subtraction of decimals to find the difference.
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Minting a New Mint

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore why the Founding Fathers felt it was necessary to have a solitary form of money used throughout the land. Students create their own money systems and have a class sale to simulate the confusion of multiple forms of...
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Math Bargains

For Teachers 1st
First graders use real coins or concrete models of coins to solve problems involving the purchase of items. They use cons and simulate going to a bargain store to purchase items. Students record the total cost of items. Pupils make a...
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Money Counting Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting money worksheet, students study the coins in each of 4 rows and count the amount of money they total. Students write the total amount.
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Money Counting Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins worksheet, students look at the coins in each row, total their amount, and write their total in the blank.
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Money Counting Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting coins instructional activity, students look at the coins in each row, total their amount, and write their total in the blank.
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Flip a Coin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of probability. In groups, they make a prediction about how many times a coin might show heads or tails when flipped. They carry out the experiment and record their results to compare it to...
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Check Out Your Change!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine a coin and write down details about the coin. They use appropriate tools and techniques to gather information. They employ logic to determine differences between the coins.
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One for the Money

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders sort items as they are shown one at a time by the teacher. They attempt to identify the one physical trait the teacher is looking for (metal and not metal). After several objects have been shown and placed in groups, the...
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Money Madness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review coins and their values. For this coin recognition lesson, 2nd graders review the coin values as they read 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein. Students use class computer demonstrations to identify the coin's names, worth,...

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