Currency Exchange and the Gang of Fifteen

Fifth graders share the book, "The Story of Money" and discuss the uses of money, bartering, trade and the history of money. Students discuss various ways of spending: cash, check, debit/credit cards and review the check writing process....

Seventh graders examine currency rates. In this exchange rate lesson, 7th graders visit selected websites to determine the exchange rates between specified currencies.

Bring your class on a trip around the world in this economics presentation, which details international trade and exchange rates. Especially helpful are the clear bullet points, interesting discussion topics, and list of key terms for...

This student-teacher resource discusses international exchange rate and shows how to calculate different currencies around the world.

This page provides access to the book "Exchange Rate Regimes in an Increasingly Integrated World Economy" by Michael Mussa, Paul Masson, Alexander Swoboda Esteban Jadresic, Paolo Mauro, and Andy Berg. Individual chapters can be downloaded.

Put economics and currency exchange rates into a real-world application kids can understand. They'll compare bus fares from various cities around the world. Each child selects three international cities to research. They determine the...

Students investigate the currencies used by different countries, and explore the principles of currency trading by exchanging currencies at current market rates. They, in groups, access websites which give them current rates.

Use this exchange rate calculator to determine whether the U.S. dollar has appreciated or depreciated against other currencies.

Young economists learn about the method of predicting changes in the exchange rate with Big Macs in an instructional video. After an understanding the index, learners write a post on a discussion board and respond to class members' posts...

Very funny clip [0:40] from Seinfeld Season 8 discusses the exchange rate to give students a sense of the what the exchange rate is and the difference between nominal and real exchange rates.