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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 system.

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bartering, economics, trading, multiples

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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