Before money there was barter. Money is actually a symbol that
indicates relative value of goods and services. That symbol has changed over
time – and how we handle money as changed as well. These activities may change
how you think about – and use -- money.
CONNECT:
- Read interesting money facts, learn about how to save money, watch videos about money (such as how it's printed), play money-themed games and more at http://kids.usa.gov/money/index.shtml
- Trace the history of money at http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/amser/chrono.html
- Geography is in your pocket when you collect money. Compare bank notes from around the world at http://www.banknoteworld.com/
- See how currency has changed American history at http://www.frbsf.org/education/teacher-resources/american-currency-exhibit
- Explore the transformation of money with the e-money revolution at http://www.pbs.org/opb/electricmoney/
- Read these great stories about money: http://www.common-place.org/vol-06/no-03/
CREATE:
- Play with money, and earn while you learn, in these interactive games: http://www.themint.org/kids/
- Bank some fun at http://www.bankingkids.com/index_m.html
- Create origami from dollar bills by following the directions at http://www.origami-instructions.com/dollar-bill-origami.html
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/numismatics/ is the official site of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Museum. Numismatic is the study of currency including coins and paper money and its history. Visit this museum virtually, and see their online collection of coins and money. You can start collection coins now, and watch their value grow as you grow up.
- Test your money smarts. Take this interactive quiz and learn about compounding interest, stocks, bonds, as well as other financial principles: http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools/quiz.htm (for older youth)
- Create a game based on converting money; how much is your allowance in rupees or yen, for instance? http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/
- Learn money making skills by managing this virtual lemonade stand: http://www.classbrain.com/cb_games/cb_gms_bag/lemonade.html
CARE:
- Improve the family’s financial literacy by doing the activities at https://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/
- Can you identify counterfeit money? Learn how from the US Secret Service: http://www.secretservice.gov/know_your_money.shtml
- Does your family have any damaged money? Watch and learn how BEP (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) examiners piece together mutilated currency in this segment produced by NBC's Today Show: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/uscurrency/damagedcurrency.html
- If you start saving early enough, you could become a millionaire. Calculate how at http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/savings/saving-million-dollars.aspx
CAREERS:
Want to be paid for handling money? Here are some leads:
http://www.onetonline.org/find/career?c=6
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