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Grade 9-12
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Lesson

Money is What Money Does

Time: 90 mins,
Updated: April 25 2024,
Author: John Kruggel, Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Evaluate the characteristics and functions of money by examining Bitcoin as a form of currency.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Money
Subjects:
Economics

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