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Special Thanks to:

Ms. Rebecca Christian
from the PNC bank.  Thanks for the tour and your hospitality!  We even liked being shut in the vault!

Mr. Tim Grant
from the Philadelphia Mint.  Thanks for the tour and the "secure" pictures that you took for us!  We learned so much while we were there!

Miss Lennox
Thank you so much for all of your editing! 

Miss Harris
Thank you for all of your help with our song!  We had a great time!


Books we used:

“Bank.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2008 ed. 

Coin Collecting for Kids.  Norwalk, CT: InnovativeKids, 2007.  

Drobot, Eve.  Money Money Money.  Toronto:  Maple Tree Press, 2004.                  

Elkin, Benjamin.  Money.  Chicago:  Childrens Press, 1983.          

Giesecke, Ernestine.  Dollars and Sense.  Chicago:  Heinemann, 2003.          

Giesecke, Ernestine.  Everyday Banking.  Chicago:  Heinemann, 2003.           

Giesecke, Ernestine.  From Seashells to Smart Cards: money and currency.  Chicago:  Heinemann,  2003.                     

Giesecke, Ernestine.  Money Business.  Chicago:  Heinemann, 2003.             

Godfrey, Neale S.  Kids’ Money Book.  New York:  Simon & Schuster, 1998.         

Maestro, Betsy.  The Story of Money.  New York:  Mulberry, 1993.              

“Money.”  World Book Encyclopedia.  2008 ed.   

New Moon money: how to get it, spend it, and save it.  New York:  Crown, 2000.        

Parker, Nancy Winslow.  Money, money, money:  the meaning of the art and sumbols on United States paper currency.  New York:  Harper Collins, 1995.      

People at work!   Indianapolis:  JIST Works, 2005.   

“Raising money-smart kids.”  23 Oct. 2008.  <http://family.go.com/hot-topics/article-585068-money-smart-kids-t/>. 

Room, Adrian.  Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable.  New York: HarperCollins, 1999. (Fun Fact)


Internet sites we used:

"10 money superstitions for Friday the 13th."  30 Mar 2009. <http://www.richminx.com/2007/07/10-money-superstitions-for-friday-the-13th/>.

“Certificate of deposit.”  25 Feb. 2009.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_deposit>.

“Christmas club.”  26 Feb. 2009.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_club>.

"Cleaning pennies."  11 Mar 2009.  <http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lemonjuice.html>.

Definitions of a charge card on the web.”  31 Jan. 2009.   <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:charge+card&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title>.

"Euro."  16 March 2009.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro>.

"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 29 Dec 2008.  2 Jan 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation&oldid=260702203>.

"Fun facts."  27 Mar 2009.  <http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/106>.

“How counterfeiting works.”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://money.howstuffworks.com/counterfeit.htm/printable>

“How should I store my coins?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqstore.html>.

"How to clean pennies."  11 Mar 2009.  <http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Pennies>.

“How to detect counterfeit US money.”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.wikihow.com/Detect-Counterfeit-US-Money>.

"Multilateral Development Bank."  15 Mar. 2008.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilateral_development_bank>.

"Original tipping page: Restaurant."  21 Mar 2009.  <http://www.tipping.org/tips/restaurant.html>.  Hyperlink removed intentionally.

"The Euro." 16 March 2009.  <http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215505/home.htm>.

“What are prepaid credit cards?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-prepaid-credit-cards.htm.

“What are some good ideas for Christmas charity?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-good-ideas-for-christmas-charity.htm>.

“What do I need to collect coins?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqsupplies.html>.

“What is a bank teller?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bank-teller.htm>.

“What is a money order?”  11 Nov. 2009.  <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-money-order.htm>.

“What is money?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://investopedia.com/printable.asp?a=/articles/basics/03/061303.asp>.

“What is online banking?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-online-banking.htm>.

“What is the last year wheat pennies were made?”  2 Mar 2009.  <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_last_year_wheat_pennies_were_made>.

“What is this coin worth?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqworth.html>.

"What juice cleans pennies best?"  11 Mar 2009.  <http://www.finishing.com/faqs/pennies.html>.

“What should I consider when donating to a charity?”  11 Nov. 2008. < http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-consider-when-donating-to-a-charity.htm>.

“Why credit cards are a bad idea.”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.howtoadvice.com/Preview/Devtxl/>.

“Why collect coins?”  11 Nov. 2008.  <http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqwhy.html>.


Newspaper articles we used:

“Currency fits the bill as souvenir.”  Sunday Star Ledger.  22 Feb 2009.  (newspaper)


Interviews and Email permissions:

Email permission to use counterfeit money picture from Brian Blackden on 2/9/09 to Club Web.

Email permission to use the following pictures: front of the mint, blanking roll, penny coin press, first mint, production floor and pressed quarters were provided for our website by Tim Grant in email on 27 Feb 2009 to Club Web.

Franki, Jamie.  Email interview and pictures of the Buffalo nickel artists and the Olympic medal. 17 Mar 2009 to Club Web.

Wise, Ronald.  Email interview.  18 Mar 2009 for Smart Piggy team.  (Bank note collector)


Images we used:
    
Images created or taken by the team are noted on individual pages. Images requiring permission or having free use statements are listed here.

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Pig on links button, Site Requirements button, Site song pig graphic, Online banking, Piggy bank, Piggy bank2, Euro piggy and Hands and Heart graphic are Microsoft Office clipart, available free for school projects and for non-commercial use.

Bullet White spotted background on pages is part of Microsoft Frontpage themes.
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Photographs, graphics and videos on this site, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are original photos, graphics and videos taken (and made) by the team. The citations on each page list team graphics.

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Flash banner: pink piggy bank, jumping coins, boy with IPod are images made by a team member with Drawplus 8 by Serif.  Girl sweeping, fireworks, fireworks1, and animated pig are from www.animationlibrary.com and are free to use as per their onsite statement. Bullets used as a colon are from: http://www.iconbazaar.com/licensure/index.html

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Counterfeit money:  Email permission to use counterfeit money picture from Brian Blackden on 2/9/09 to Club Web.

Bullet Graphs on the Allowance survey page were made using Microsoft Excel.
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Graphics from www.animationlibrary.com as per free use statement online: animated dollar sign (Earning page), animated pig throughout site, stack of coins (Extra fees page), Burning money (Spending page) .

Links graphic

Money game

Money matching game

Money crossword puzzle

Activities

 

Citations for books and Internet sources were done in the M.L.A. (Modern Language Association format.

 

Money song Site song

Sound graphic
The site song was written and created by the team members with the help of our music teacher.  Thank you, Miss Harris!
 

 

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