Search
Coins jingling in your pocket and paper money in a wallet make it easy to buy goods and services you need. But for thousands of years people traded items instead of using money. Hauling around milk or eggs to trade for fruits and vegetables is a simple—but not very practical—idea. Trading became easier when people began using precious metals to purchase materials and even easier when those metals became coins. Today we use money conveniently for purchases and can appreciate monetary efficiency when compared to the past.
In this issue young economists will:
- Read expository text about the history of money
- Understand historical perspective and time
- Use the newspaper to research articles and ads mentioning money
- Spend some bucks at the bakery
- Learn American slang for money
- Round numbers in the news
- Problem solve using coins and bills
6 page PDF
