Our Money Adventure

Introduction

Our Money Adventure!

On this WebQuest you will be exploring money, money, money!  Money is used every day.  Have you ever considered where it comes from?  On this quest you will find out how money is made.  Knowing how much money is worth and how to count it is the first step in being a money master.  On this adventure you will practice doing both!

Task

Tasks

1. You will watch two videos.  One will show you how paper money is printed.  The other will show you how coins are made.

2.  You will play The Dollar Store Game.  Your goal will be to purchase at least 5 toys before time runs out.

3.  You will play the Farm game to add up money.  You will need to add the money correctly at least 10 times.

Process

How Paper Money is Made

Watch this video to learn how paper money is made.  Write down three interesting things you learn.

How Coins are Made

Watch this video to learn how coins are made.  Write down at least three intersting things you learn.

The Farm Game

1.  Click on the Farm Game Link.

2.  Enter Your FIRST name and click start.

3.  Add the money needed to purchase the listed amount of eggs and apples.

4.  Play until you get 10 purchases correct!

The Dollar Store

You can purchase lots of toys at the Dollar Store!

1.  Click on the Dollar Store Link

2.  Click on the Start Button

3. Drag and drop the correct money into the box.

4. Write down the toys you buy.  You must have at least 5.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated by:

1.  Three interesting facts from each video.

2.  List of five toys from the Dollar Store Game

3.  Teacher observation.

Conclusion

At the end of this WebQuest you will know how both paper and coin money are made.  You will be able to add dollars and cents to make purchases, and you will be able to count change to make combinations up to $1.00.