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Lesson 2: What Is Money?

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Students describe the functions of money as a medium of exchange, a store or a measure of value. They determine a number of characteristics of money by completing an activity in which they assign common items the value to buy candy. They repeat the activity with pennies.

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functions, money, social studies
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategies
Simulation
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Year
2005

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