U.S. Mint: H.I.P. Pocket Change

Grade Levels

3rd Grade

Course, Subject

Family and Consumer Sciences

Related Academic Standards

Identify and describe the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups in United States history.

11.1.3.A 11.1.3.A

Identify money denominations, services and material resources available as trade-offs within the home,school and community.

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Description

The United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site shows how connected people are to coins. The games, stories, and other activities bring coins to life. They present not only the extraordinary people pictured on the coins, but also the generations of citizens who have carried this change. H.I.P. Pocket Change is also about building an online educational community. Teachers help to prepare its lesson plans and can share the innovative ways they find to use coins in the classroom. What a great place to examine the "History In your Pocket" (H.I.P.)!

Web-based Resource

Access this resource at: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

Content Provider

The primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce.

U.S. Mint: H.I.P. Pocket Change