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Submitted by - Amanda • Submitted on 06 Feb 2009 04:02:27pm • Go to video page

History: The Lincoln Penny and the Money Museum

Questions

The American Numismatic Association is also the Money Museum. What is Numismatics?
Before money, people bartered. What does ‘barter’ mean? What items did people barter?
Why did people start using coins instead of bartering? What are you good at making that you might be able to barter with? What you like to barter for?
Give 2 examples of how you can learn from coin collecting. (Choose your examples from lessons in the following subjects: math, geography, history, science.)
What’s a mint mark?
This year you can start collecting Lincoln cents. Why?
Coins can be worth a lot. How much did one of the four 1913 cent pieces sell for?
The 2 cent piece was the first coin to have what saying printed on it? Why was this saying used at this time in history?

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Air Date: April 1, 2013
Thomas Edison
History: Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions.
Air Date:May 1, 2013
CHEMISTRY WEEK
Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.
Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities.
Air Date: June 1, 2013
TARANTULAS
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet "The Tarantula Wrangler," a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet.
Air Date: July 1, 2013
Interview with Cookbook Author Abby Dodge
Morgana visits with cookbook author Abby Dodge and learns to make Vietnamese rolls from Abby’s new cookbook, Around The World, 50 International Recipes for Kids. Go on a culinary journey all over the world, and learn how to make recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and lots of other places around the globe. By the end of your travels, you will have put the world on your plate!