What Did Humans Invent Money for?

SOCIAL STUDIES

Curiosity trigger

By impersonating gatherers and hunters, the students will participate in a barter game and trade using money, along with groups of farmers, miners, blacksmiths and merchants; they will learn about the limitations of barter and the need for the introduction of money.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Creative problem-solving
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Social and cultural awareness

In this lesson, you will cover:

SOCIAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM:
Grade 3.Challenge of meeting needs and wants in world communities. Challenge of meeting needs and wants in world communities
Grade 3.Economic decision making in world communities. Economic decision making in world communities

You will need

Some free space to conduct the game.

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Authors

Author: Anna Bochnak
Methodology: Karolina Hanus
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Klaudia Chmura

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo by No machine-readable author provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims), published on wikimedia under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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