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Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included. 
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Practical Money Skills

Making Decisions

For Students 6th - 12th
A set of quizzes and assessments would make a great companion to your lesson on making decisions and opportunity risks. Learners watch a PowerPoint before answering multiple choice questions about interest rates, saving money, and the...
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Australian Currency

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners investigate currency and exchange rates.  In the middle school mathematics lesson plan, students use ratio and proportion to convert from Australian currency to the U.S. dollar and vice verse.  Learners create their...
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What In The World Would You Have?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils calculate value of money in other countries, and explore how the economy affects the rate of exchange.
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Money Talks

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...
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Made Round To Go Round

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this lesson plan students investigate what it would cost to furnish one room of their choice by shopping on the Internet. Both Australian and American dollars are to be given for each item to demonstrate the difference between two...
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Pictures Telling Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.
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Credit Cards

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Choosing your first credit card can often be an intimidating and confusing experience for young adults. Give your pupils the foundational knowledge they need for tackling this process head-on, including learning to...
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Budgeting and Travel

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students plan a trip to the Olympics.  In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students are given a worksheet describing the cost of necessities for their trip.  Students are given a balance and must purchase airline...
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First Peoples Project

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students participate in this project to connect the indigenous groups of the world. They create a calendar with their artwork with the hope new ideas can be exchanged between groups.