Lesson Plan: ‘How to Print Money’

by - bangladeshbangla

2 years ago

When was the last time you looked at money? We mean, really looked at it?

Take out some printed money (a $1, $5, $10 or $20 bill — whatever denomination you can easily find), and spend a good five minutes looking closely at it. Feel free to use a magnifying glass, if you have one, and to take notes on your observations. Here are a few questions to help guide your close inspection:

• What do you notice? What can you observe about the design, colors and paper? Its texture? Its symbols? Its writing?
• What do you wonder? What questions do you have about the bill you examined or money in general?

Afterward, share your observations with a partner. Then, together, make two lists. On the first one, write down all the materials that you think are needed to make money. On the second, write down the steps you think go into printing it.