U.S. Mints!

Do you like money? Do you use money? Where does it come from? How does it get to you?

This lesson is about all about money in the United States! Students will learn more about the history and process of minting currency (money) in the U.S.!

There are five main tasks to complete to help you learn more aobut currency:

1. Read about the history of five U.S. mints

2. Take a virtual tour of the coin making process

3. Find five fun facts to share with your classmates

4. Do a little exploring of your own to find out more! 

5. Meet with your group to discuss what you learned today and share your fun facts.

First, you will need to get the activity sheet from your teacher to fill out as you go on this learning adventure.

Now, go to this website to read about the United States minting facilities!

Now you are going to watch a video to see how coins are made. CLICK HERE!

If you click here, you can also see the steps laid out one-by-one. 

Now, click here to look for five fun facts that you can share with someone else. This website has almost 100 facts to choose from, so don't just pick the first five you see! 

Finally, look around this website a little more and see if there are any other facts about U.S. currency that interest you.

When your teacher calls the class back together, you need to meet with your group to discuss the things you learned in your lesson today, as well as share the five fun facts that you chose from the website. 

Please look at the rubric your teacher gave you to see how you will be graded on this.

Great job! You have learnd a lot about how our country makes money! There are still so many things to find out, but for now, go ahead and try some of these games to celebrate what you have learned ------> United States Mint Games

Thank you to http://www.usmint.gov/kids/ for some great information for this webquest! 

Author Biography:

My name is Mrs. Heather Andersen and I am a 3rd grade teacher at Kirkland SDA School, just outside of Seattle, WA. I graduate from Walla Walla University in 2006 in Elementary Education, and I have been enjoying teaching ever since! I gew up in the Pacific Northwest and I love to spend time outdoors with my family. Thank you for taking the time to check out my webquest! 

This lesson is about all about money in the United States! Students will learn more about the history and process of minting currency (money) in the U.S.!

As students learn about our country, the government, and many other topics in social studies, understanding the minting process is an interesting and valuable bit of knowledge for our students to obtain. We use money every day, and the way we use it is constantly changing. But one thing remains... everyone loves money!