Curated OER
What to Do with a $20 Bill Besides Spend It
Students explore the concept of anti-counterfeiting measure. In this economics instructional activity, students use science equipment to discover anti-counterfeiting designs. Students then explore other denominations of bills.
Curated OER
What's the Real Deal?
Students investigate product counterfeiting and its impact on the US economy. They research product counterfeiting on the Internet then create a "fakes" fact sheet about a specific group of products such as music cods or beanie babies.
PBS
Nova Online: Secrets of Making Money
Read about the history of money, how a $100 bill is designed, and find out about the efforts of the Department of the Treasury and Secret Service strive to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters. Check out a counterfeit bill to see what...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Handwriting Analysis and Computer Forensics
In this interactive tutorial you will learn about a branch of forensic science known as computer forensics. This branch involves the scientific examination and analysis of data held on, or retrieved from, computer storage media in such a...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Counterfeit Protection
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis presents a page that looks at ways the Bureau of Engraving and Printing protects against the production of counterfeit money.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Bill, Are You Bogus?
In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that produces millions of goods and services, barter is very difficult. Think of all the stuff (goods and services) you have.