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Pennies Make Cents Students will review the history of trade before money and will investigate the history of money. Students will locate information about the first ... Grade: 3-5    Published: 12/24/1999

Bill, Are You Bogus? In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that produces millions of goods and service... Grade: 3-5 6-8    Published: 12/21/1999

Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi In ancient Hawaii, chiefs managed the economy by creating a land division system, the Ahupua'a, which divided the islands into pie slice shapes. Ea... Grade: 3-5    Published: 11/10/2003

Old Business, New Business In this lesson students are introduced to several businesses from the past. They see that, while the names for these businesses are different, many... Grade: 3-5    Published: 12/17/1999

A Rooster and a Bean Seed In this lesson, students hear a folk tale and participate in a simulation that helps them recognize problems with barter and benefits of monetary exch... Grade: K-2 3-5    Published: 03/17/2003

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