Usborne Money for beginner - Easy money Liquid Money

The things that work best as money are ...

• Portable

• Uniform

• Divisible

• Durable

• Eatable

What does 'portable' mean?

• Easy to carry around

• Each piece in each currency that's worth the same also looks the same

• Pieces worth amounts small enough to pay for things of any price

• Won't break or rot

What does 'durable' mean?

• Easy to carry around

• Each piece in each currency that's worth the same also looks the same

• Pieces worth amounts small enough to pay for things of any price

• Won't break or rot

What does 'divisible' mean?

• Easy to carry around

• Each piece in each currency that's worth the same also looks the same

• Pieces worth amounts small enough to pay for things of any price

• Won't break or rot

What does 'uniform' mean?

• Easy to carry around

• Each piece in each currency that's worth the same also looks the same

• Pieces worth amounts small enough to pay for things of any price

• Won't break or rot

According to the 'durable' factor, can we consider potatoes as money?

• Yes

• No

• It depends.

According to the 'divisible' factor, can we consider gold as money?

• Yes

• No

• It depends.

According to the 'portable' factor, can we consider books as money?

• Yes

• No, they're too heavy.

• It depends.

What happens to coins over time?

• They can tear.

• They can wear down.

• They can snap.

One way to destroy banknotes is ...

• cutting them

• tearing them

• burning them

• Putting them in a bank