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Current Changes in Currency Design: Why A Newly Redesigned $50 Note? Lesson PlanCurrent Changes in Currency Design: Why A Newly Redesigned $50 Note? Lesson Plan
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Current Changes in Currency Design: Why A Newly Redesigned $50 Note?

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Students examine United States currency with its new design. They discuss the reasons for the change. They also examine the impact this had on the economy as a whole.

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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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