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Government Sites
A Tour Through the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing - Join Agents Cash and Banks on a fun and exciting tour through the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. Learn about the history of United States currency in History Hall and the process of
making new currency in the Production Room. This is something you have to download, so make sure to ask
your parents first.
Ad Decoder - BAM! - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - What’s the deal?
Turn the pages in this interactive magazine and learn about the messages behind the ads you see every
day.
Break The Bank - (U.S. Mint) - Answering coin trivia questions to fill a
piggy bank and then break it open.
Catch a Counterfeit - A fun exercise that will allow players to familiarize themselves
with the new security features. The game also highlights some of the common faults found in counterfeit
bills.
Coin News - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Keep in touch with United States Mint
happenings including Coin of the Month and the Making Cents e-newsletter.
Coins and Medals - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Discover current and future
coin programs, including commemorative coins, presidential $1 coins and more.
Collector's Club - H.I.P. Pocket Change - (U.S. Mint) - Learn how to set up a collection,
share your hobby, and find activities and games.
Design Your Own Bill - This fun game is a great way to introduce children to money by
allowing them to design THEIR own currency.
Dollar
Dive - (U.S. Mint) - While trying to escape Sea Monster, help Plinky dive for Presidential $1
coins.
FDIC
Learning Bank - (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) - This site tells you the who, what,
when, where and why about this agency - with a little help from Carmen Cents!
FDIC Learning Bank Lesson Plans - Here are some lesson plans from the FDIC
on making change for a dollar and deposit insurance.
Federal Reserve Kids Page - The Federal Reserve System, also known as "The Fed," is
the central bank of the United States. It was created to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more
stable monetary and financial system. Learn more about this agency and take a fun quiz!
H.I.P. Pocket
Change - Looking for cool games, amazing time travel, and coin-collecting tips? You’re in the
right place. Just visit the U.S. Mint’s site and discover a pocketful of treasures!
H.I.P.
Pocket Change Games - (U.S. Mint) - Have fun playing these online games about coins.
History of the
U.S. Mint - How have the United States Mint and its coins changed over the years? Find out
here!
Interactive Bills - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The interactive bills
provide an animated tutorial of the security and design features of the new $5, $10, $20 and $50 bills.
KidsInvest - LUCKY YOU!!! Remember that sweepstakes you entered? Well,
You won!!! Now you need to decide what to do with all this money and see what happens.
Money Fun Facts & Trivia - Check out these fun facts and trivia regarding our
money.
New $5 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The new $5 bills, which entered
circulation on March 13, 2008, are safer, smarter and more secure.
Redesigned $10 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - The new
$10 bill, which was the third denomination to be redesigned in the series, includes subtle shades of orange,
yellow and red along with images of the Statue of Liberty's torch and the words "We the People" from the United
States Constitution. The new $10 bill was introduced on March 2, 2006.
Redesigned $20 Bill - (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) - A safer,
smarter and more secure $20 bill began circulating October 9, 2003, as part of the United States government's
ongoing effort to stay ahead of counterfeiting and maintain worldwide confidence and trust in United States
currency.
Social Security
Kids Stuff - Social Security is your piggy bank for the future. As you work, you save by making
payments to Social Security. Later when you no longer are working, Social Security will pay you back every
month with a check.
Time
Machine - This is a great site about learning the history of coins. There are great facts about
interesting people, places, and events that are honored on our coins; you can now experience these people,
places and events first hand.
Treasure Trivia Time - Test your knowledge about our new currency
with this fun question and answer style trivia game. A quick hint before you start - all of the answers to the
questions can be found by browsing the New Currency section of the web site.
Treasury’s Page for
Kids - Take a tour, learn about the agency’s history, the history of money, how to detect
counterfeit, savings bonds and much more.
You Are Here -
(Federal Trade Commission) - This site helps you think like a consumer and find out things like how
advertising influences your decisions.
Other Resources
Bank It - It's My Life - So, where do you keep your money? In a piggy bank? In an envelope
tucked in a drawer? Or some of you might even have a savings account at the bank. Is that the best way?
Banking Kids Page - Elementary - Learn how to deposit funds and withdraw funds
from a savings account. Try out the puzzles.
BrainPOP - Social Studies - BrainPOP's has animated movies created to explain the
world around us in an engaging way. There are some FREE movies, but most you have to subscribe to. Kids,
make sure to talk this over with your parents.
Cash, Check or Credit? - TheMint.org - Until now you may have used only cash to
make purchases. Cash is great! But as you get older, sellers will give you other ways to spend money.
Create a Budget - PBS Kids Go - A budget, or spending plan, will help you cover
all your needs, wants, expenses, and saving goals. It requires three things: Knowing how much money you
spend, knowing your saving goals and managing your money.
Credit Card Facts - TheMint.org - Get to know more about credit cards - their
advantages and disadvantages - before you use them.
Economy for Kids - Scholastic - The Economy for Kids Special Report collects
resources and articles to help you make sense of the economy, how it works, and what makes it such a vital
part of our lives.
Federal Reserve Bank - Student Activities - All kinds of games to teach you
about money.
Kids Bank - Learn about
saving money, interest, and checks.
Kid's Economic Glossary - Scholastic - A glossary of economic terms to
help you better understand the economic and the current economic crisis.
Making Money: Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching! - Here’s how some It's My Life-ers fill their piggy
banks with extra moolah.
Money: It's All About the Benjamins! - Lots of kids know how to spend money, but
do you know how to earn it, save it and make it work for you? Kidsreads is here to help you figure out
finance.
Planet Orange -
Discover Planet Orange, and open your eyes to the world of money! Brave the desert, climb mountains, and
dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning, spending, saving, and
investing.
Wise Pockets Clubhouse for Kids - Wise Pockets teaches you about
earning, saving and spending. Meet new friends, read stories and do some fun activites!
Page Revised - 10/30/2009
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