ACTIVITY 12.1 BARTER CARDS Jewelry Native Rock Traveler Cloth Native Pencil Traveler Corn Native Rubber Ball Traveler Pineapple Native Yo-Yo Traveler MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 169
LESSON 12 - BIRDLY EXCHANGE ACTIVITY 12.2 FEATHER CARDS FOR TRAVELERS Directions: Cut along the solid lines to make six cards, one for each feather. Write the feather s number value on the card, using the number value information on Visual 12.1. Peacock Loon Finch Macaw Parrot Harrier 170 MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ACTIVITY 12.3 GOODS CARDS FOR NATIVES Directions: Cut along the solid lines to make 15 cards, one for each good. Bread Value 1 Chicken Value 3 Pineapple Value 2 Arrow Value 4 Banana Value 2 Fan Value 4 Potato Value 1 MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 171
LESSON 12 - BIRDLY EXCHANGE ACTIVITY 12.3 (continued) GOODS CARDS FOR NATIVES Corn Value 3 Tool Value 5 Goat Value 4 Money Holder (Round 2) Value 6 Cloth Value 5 Vase (Round 2) Value 6 Jewelry Value 5 Stick (Round 2) Value 6 172 MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ACTIVITY 12.4 MONEY CARDS FOR TRAVELERS $2.00 DOLLARS $2.50 DOLLARS $3.00 DOLLARS $3.25 DOLLARS $4.00 DOLLARS $4.50 DOLLARS $5.00 DOLLARS $5.25 DOLLARS MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 173
LESSON 12 - BIRDLY EXCHANGE ACTIVITY 12.4 (continued) MONEY CARDS FOR TRAVELERS $2.75 DOLLARS $3.50 DOLLARS $4.75 DOLLARS $5.50 DOLLARS 174 MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ACTIVITY 12.5 BIRDLE CURRENCY ß10 ß10 ß10 ß5 TEN BIRDLES FIVE BIRDLES ß10 ß5 ß5 ß1 ONE BIRDLE ß5 ß1 ß1 ONE-HALF BIRDLE ONE-HALF BIRDLE ß1 ß1/2 ß1/2 ß1/2 ß1/2 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ß1/4 ONE-QUARTER BIRDLE ONE-QUARTER BIRDLE ONE-QUARTER BIRDLE ONE-QUARTER BIRDLE MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 175
LESSON 12 - BIRDLY EXCHANGE ACTIVITY 12.6 BUYING GOODS WITH BIRDLES Check one: I am a traveler. I am a native. 1. At the beginning of this round, I have birdles and goods (valued in birdles), for a total value of birdles. 2. At the end of this round, I have birdles and goods (valued in birdles), for a total value of birdles. 3. Considering the goods and birdles you have now, are you more or less satisfied than before this round began? Why? 176 MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ACTIVITY 12.7 ASSESSMENT: HOW MUCH CAN YOU BUY? Directions: Bria has won first place in an essay contest on economics. She and her family get a free trip to four countries and some spending money. Before they leave, Bria goes to the Internet and prints an exchange-rate table for the countries they are visiting. Can you help Bria and her family use the exchange-rate table? Exchange Rate Table for U.S. Dollars Country Currency Canada Canadian dollars Great Britain British pound Japan Japanese yen Mexico Mexican pesos For 1 U.S. dollar you get 1.20 dollars 0.52 pounds 103.5 yen 11.0 pesos 1. Canada is the first country on their trip. Bria and her family decide to exchange 100 of their U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars so they can go shopping. How many Canadian dollars should they get for their shopping trip? 2. The second country they visit is Great Britain (England). They trade 50 U.S. dollars for British pounds. Do they have enough money to go on a tour of a castle that costs 20 pounds for the entire family? 3. Their third stop is Japan. Bria s parents give her 20 U.S. dollars to spend here. Does she have enough to buy a souvenir hat that costs 3,000 yen? How about a souvenir book that costs 1,000 yen? 4. Mexico is the final country on the trip. Bria and her family decide to eat dinner at a local restaurant and pay in pesos. Bria s dinner costs 60 pesos, her brother Jalen s meal costs 65 pesos and her mom and dad s dinners each cost 75 pesos. How much was the meal in pesos? How much would the meal have cost in U.S. dollars? MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS: CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. 177