These are excellent programs on the banking industry. Along with a tour of the Money Museum at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, there is a discussion on the evolution and production of money in both the World and American economies. The video traces the origins of coinage, paper money, checks, and bank credit. This is a three part series that examines the origins of money, what it stands for and how it keeps the modern economic system operational. The series examines definite proposals to current economic troubles.
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Teacher guide is available. This segment explains the origins of money and the concept of money as a medium for exchange and as a tore house of value. The series deals with many different facets of money management such as setting up a money management plan, the types and sources of consumer credit, the shopper's role as family purchaser, the importance of wardrobe planning, and buying, storing and preparing foods. A study guide is provided with each filmstrip. The process of making jeans is followed from the cultivation of cotton to the distribution of the final product.