8. THE HISTORY OF MONEY

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THE HISTORY OF MONEY

The main thing: History It also combines other subjects as mathematics, geography, archeology, physics, and more Teachers: Robertas Kavolius School: Klaipeda State University of Applied Sciences (KVK) Country: Lithuania

target group: children, 7-10 y.o. and 11-15+ y.o. size of group: up to 25 children duration of activity: 1-2 hour

CONTENT OF ACTIVITY

Upon arrival at the Money Museum, it is possible to view the exhibits traditionally. However, the museum staff - educators offer educational activities in the museum, which consists of a short story about money and its history, later moving to smart devices, with the help of which tasks are performed, questions are answered. After properly completed tasks, it is possible to print a souvenir banknote with your own image on it. The history of coinage is presented in an improvised ancient mint and shows how coins were minted in antiquity and how this is done now with modern presses. For their memory, children can crime in the old way a Money Museum souvenir plaque with an engraved image of a coin. Children can then weigh themselves on the interactive scales and find out how much it would cost if they were silver, gold or platinum. The above price can be found in any world currency. The acquaintance with the world's money is carried out at the video wall screens, which by computer programs are connected to the money drawers in the museum. When the desired drawer is opened, the money of a specific country is inspected, and in the above-mentioned screens, children receive additional information about the monetary features of the selected country, the country itself, and other information. Older children are offered video reports about the Bank of Lithuania and its activities, as well as money which were circulating in Lithuania in different historical periods, the reasons for their change, etc.

Educational activities are constantly updated to include additional subtopics like "Anti-counterfeiting features" or "Get to know the euro" . Children’s feedback. "I liked that we could play games... " , "I really

enjoyed doing tasks about euro... " , "It's a lot of fun to go through the

labyrinths of money history... "

PINIGŲ MUZIEJUS

Totorių g. 2/8, Vilnius, Lietuva. https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt https://www.facebook.com/pinigumuziejus Museum web page of virtual tours: https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/lt/lankytojams/ekspozicij os/virtuali-ekspozicija https://www.pinigumuziejus.lt/lt/lankytojams/parodos/ virtualios-parodos