
Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Black History Month: Black Wall Street and the Threat of Black Financial Stability
Presenter: William Anderson
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In this lesson, students play a game to guess which objects have been used as money throughout history. In the process, they learn several basic economic concepts. For instance, money must be a unit of account, meaning that it must be able to break down into smaller pieces that equate with the goods or services desired. They also learn that money must be a store of value; it must keep its value over time. Finally, the students will compare modern U.S. money with older versions of U.S. money using web sites and real coins and then use this new knowledge to design the money of the future.
In this lesson, students will play a game to guess which objects have been used as money throughout history. [Visit History of Money Timeline for teacher background information on money throughout history.] Students will learn that money should be a unit of account- a widely agreed measure to reckon prices of goods and services and comparisons between goods and services; it must be able to break down into smaller pieces that equate with the goods or services desired. Money must also be a store of value- money can be saved and used in the future; it must keep its value over time. You will compare modern U.S. money with older versions of U.S. money using web sites and real coins and you will use your new knowledge to design the money of the future.
Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Presenter: William Anderson
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