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What Shape Is Money? Money Doesn't Have to Be Round or Rectangular Lesson PlanWhat Shape Is Money? Money Doesn't Have to Be Round or Rectangular Lesson Plan
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What Shape Is Money? Money Doesn't Have to Be Round or Rectangular

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Students explain that many kinds of objects have been used as money. After identifying qualities that make a good currency, they design a nontraditional currency and decide on its value.

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6th - 8th
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Math
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