Money Research Project

You and your partner need to complete the following steps.

1. Click on the link below to watch a slideshow showing how coins are made at the United States Mint. When you are viewing the show, there is a place to click so that you may manually (you click to the next slide on your own) change the slides.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/?action=vtShell

2. Watch the presentation on the birth of a coin.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/cartoons/birthOfACoin/

3. Watch the presentation on the minting process.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/mintingProcess/step_1.cfm

4. After you have viewed the slideshows, you need to answer the following research questions about your assigned currency on the "Economics Money Research Project" worksheet.

When was the currency introduced?

What is used to make it?

Describe what it looks like and draw a picture. 

 Write 3 interesting facts about your assigned currency.

You can visit the following websites to find the answers to your research.

Use the following websites to answer the questions about your specific currency.

Penny

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/01centCoin.cfm

Nickel

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/05centCoin.cfm

Dime

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/10centCoin.cfm

Quarter

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/25centCoin.cfm

Half Dollar

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/50centCoin.cfm

Dollar Coin

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/dollarCoin.cfm

Interesting Facts about Coins

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/funFacts.cfm

5. Create a PowerPoint Presentation with your research information. You should have a slide for each of the research questions.

6. Work with your partner to create your own coin. When you have completed the coin, make sure to print your final product.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/makingChange/