Gemma smiled at all of the answers, "
Some of you are correct...the poem is about Muggle USA money. The young child starts with one coin that is of a high value, but he trades the coins each time for a higher quantity of coins and in the end he has less money than he started with." she paused to let that sink in.
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The moral of the story is the importance of understanding what value an item has because the value of the item is worth more than a quantity of that item...which is so true in money." She smiled and then walked to the board and started writing as she spoke, "
Okey dokey, our lesson was a short but sweet introduction to money. Next time we are going to look into conversion of the different types of money from around the world both Muggle and Wizard."
When she was done writing, she announced, "
Your homework is on the board and I look forward to seeing your creations!" she finalized the lesson with a nod up and down. "
And feel free to take a soda with you!" Quote:
Muggle Studies Lesson #1 Homework
Using a graphics program of your choice or your own real life creativity, create a set of money. You get to decide the layout of the money, the price of each item, and the country to which it belongs. Make sure each piece of money has a price, location, and name. You will need to create five different bills and atleast three coins. You get to decide the size and shape of each item. Be creative and have fun with this! The more creative the more points you will receive!
Due Date: Saturday, June 15 @ 11:59 pm EST