Carolina K-12
Barter and Money
You want five pigs, but you only have four bails of hay. How will you manage to get what you want? A great simulation begins this lesson with why the use of money has replaced the process of bartering. Then, after indulging in a comic...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed Is Protecting Your Money
A dollar bill, a check, a credit card, and... a cow? What exactly are the various forms of payment that exist today? Your learners will identify the three functions of money in this lesson. In addition, they will discover the most common...
Curated OER
Money Is What Money Does
Everybody loves to discuss money. Using this money-related resource learners read background information, and discuss how well certain items would perform as a medium of exchange based on the function of money.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: What Is Money?
Introduction explains what money is. This is followed by a brief history of commodity money and fiat money. Finally, this site explains the essential functions and characteristics of money.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi
Use this lesson to learn more about the Hawaiian economics system. Learn how they developed and used this specialized type of money system. "In this lesson, you will learn how specialization and division of labor increased productivity...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gallery: Money
A gallery containing information about how different objects have been used as a medium of exchange.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Foundational Concept: Determinants of Currency Supply and Demand
Practice what you have learned about the things that shift the supply of a currency or the demand for a currency in the foreign exchange market.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Bartering for Goods
The Franklin Institute Online explains what bartering is and how it developed down through history. A lesson plan and quiz are also provided.
Online Learning Haven
Fun Social Studies: How Money Began
A brief history of the barter system and how coins and currency came into use. Includes links to related topics on the use of money.