LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS
MAKING MONEY
FOR TEACHERS: ECONOMICS
Philadelphia was the first financial capital of the county. The U.S. Constitution established the minting of coins and creating of legal tender, and Philadelphia has a deep history in making money. For example, check for a "P" on your coins. Those coins were made right here in Philadelphia. Learn everything from how money is made to how it is used by the Federal government.
Before you leave for the trip, introduce the students to vocabulary and events.
Vocabulary
- Coin: metal money issued by a government
- Currency: paper money issued by a government
- Engraving: a method of making an image where the image is cut into a metal sheet or some other hard surface. The surface is then inked. Ink catches in the cuts and, when paper is pressed over the surface, the ink transfers to the paper.
- Federal Reserve Bank: a bank owned by the government to hold its money
- Legal tender: money authorized by a government
- Mint: a place that makes metal money
- Money: a medium of exchange, like coins or currency
The Trip
Download Map- Visitor Center
- U.S. Mint (CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ON THE WEB)
- Federal Reserve (recommended for children ages 12+)(CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ON THE WEB)
- National Constitution Center (CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ON THE WEB & SPECIAL ON-SITE PROGRAMS)



















