Gold is rare, lasts and can be cut up. That made it money.
Gold is rare, which means there is not much of it, so a day of panning may find only a little.
Gold does not rust. Old gold in a museum still shines, but old iron goes brown and crumbly.
Gold is soft, so it can be cut into small pieces, and every piece is still gold.
Gold is not magic. Many people chose it as money because it is rare, it lasts, and it can be shared out.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Gold. Only 1 piece of gold was found.
3. 6 − 3 = 3.
No. Rain and air do not make gold dull.
It is rare and it lasts (or it can be cut up). Gold is rare, it lasts, and it can be shared out in pieces.
With a grown-up, find something made of gold, like a ring, and talk about how long it can last.
Ask your child to find something gold at home, like a ring, and talk about how long it can last. Why might something rare and lasting be useful as money?
