![Tetradrachm - Lion, 466-422 BC. Greece, 5th century BC. Silver; d. 1" in. John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.988b](http://www.clevelandart.org/sites/default/files/styles/banner/public/banners/banner_node_4722.jpg?itok=J31yeYB6 "Tetradrachm - Lion, 466-422 BC. Greece, 5th century BC. Silver; d. 1" in. John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.988b")
Coins, Coins, Coins
Coins, Coins, Coins is a dynamic, project-based, two-part videoconference series. It allows students to explore the history of coins and then create one representing their own communities. This is an ideal complement to a unit on local history and works well as a multi-point connection with another school.
Videoconference 1 introduces coins, from ancient Greece to present-day United States, in the museum's collection. In videoconference 2, students show their designs and offer a persuasive, research-based presentation on their coin's local symbolism. Co-developed by the Cleveland Museum of Art and teachers from Newark (Ohio) City Schools, this series is aligned to Social Studies and Language Arts standards and is suitable for multi-point connections between schools, if desired.
- Introduction of the concept of money as a medium of exchange.
- Information about previous forms of money.
- History of coinage with examples from the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection, interactive discussion.
- Quiz regarding the qualities of mediums of exchange.
- Introduce "design a coin" project.
- Students will identify different forms of money used over time, and recognize that money facilitates the purchase of goods, services, and resources and enables savings.
- Students will design a new coin for their community. The coin design should reflect an important person, historical event, landmark, industry/business, or transportation of significant importance to their community.