Lesson 8: The Future of Money
Learning Objective:
Students will explore some common questions around Bitcoin and then, in the form of an advertisement, take a position on whether or not Bitcoin or another form of money should be the new currency of the world.
Jump$tart Standard: There is no Jump$tart standard aligned to this lesson plan
SEL Competency: Social awareness
Pre-work:
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- Pull up the slide show with commonly asked questions about crypto
- Look through the 3-2-1 Reflection exit tickets from the last lesson to see which questions from the slide show were asked
- Make a copy of the slide show and determine which questions you want to answer with students during this lesson; if time allows, you may opt to go through the whole slide show even if not all of the questions were asked
- Print out the advertisement assignment & rubric
Common Questions about Crypto (10-20 mins)
Say: Today we are going to address some of the questions you had from last session that you added to the second part of the 3-2-1 Reflection exit ticket.
Go through slide show.
Advertisement Creation Time (20 min)
Say: Now that we have spent some time exploring Bitcoin, blockchain technology, and money in general, we are going to take the rest of class to create an advertisement for the great country of Ni-Octi-Bevoli. This is of course a made-up country. (Feel free to change the name of the made-up country—this spells out “I love bitcoin” backwards, and if you’d like, you can see who picks up on that).
Knowing what you know now, determine what this new country’s currency should be. Make an advertisement to share out with the Bevoli people to convince them to use your currency.
Distribute the advertisement assignment & rubric and go over it with students. Explain that when prompted, they should grade themselves on each of the sections and then find a partner to grade their advertisement. Then provide work time.