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The History of Money
Discipline
Social Studies
Grade
3
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Professional Commentary
This article from NOVA has a brief description of the different forms of money used over time. The dates and different forms of money are presented in chronological order, which would allow students to navigate through this article easily. Students will learn about money from the early days of bartering and exchanging cattle to today's currency and tomorrow's digital cash. Using this resource would be a good addition to any lesson teaching students about different forms of money used through out history.

Social Studies Standards (2001)
Economics
Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3)
5.
Identify different forms of money used over time, and recognize that money facilitates the purchase of goods, services and resources and enables savings.