Learner Outcomes:
    Label a map of Europe and color the eleven European countries which will be the first to use the euro.
    Define the euro, and what its impact will be on the European community. View the conversion rates on the euro.
    Review facts about the euro online at the quia site.
    Examine online the different euro coins and banknotes.
    Make a chart with the pros and cons of a single currency in Europe.
    Recreate "euro" banknotes in an online puzzle format.
    List the criteria for "euro" use. Answer sheet.
    Name the three phases of incorporating the "euro" into the European economy.Answer sheet .
    Take online quiz one and quiz two - Eurolandia.

Duration:
    This lesson will require at least 90 minutes.

Materials:
    blank map of Europe
    a chart for listing the pros and cons of a single currency in Europe
    a visual organizer for the the three phrases and the criteria
    computers with Internet access
    Students go to local banks to find out information about the Euro

Technology Tools:
    computers with Internet access

Teacher Notes:
    The teacher may want to begin the lesson with an audioclip on the "euro."
    When using the online puzzle- Atemis, allow enough time for it to load.  Once it loads, then there will be a gray box.  Choose one of the banknotes below the gray box for the puzzle format.   Again, give this puzzle time to load; click to manipulate the puzzle pieces.

Procedures:
    Label a map of Europe and color the eleven European countries which will be the first to use the euro. Use the Eurolandia map as a guide.
    Read and study the The History of the Euro
    Define the euro, and what its impact will be on the European community.
    Review facts about the euro online at the quia site.
    Examine online the different euro coins and banknotes.
    Make a chart with the pros and cons of a single currency in Europe.
    Recreate "euro" banknotes in an online puzzle format.
    List the criteria for "euro" use.
    List the three phases of incorporating the "euro" into the European economy.
    Take online quiz one and quiz two - Eurolandia.
 

Modifications:
    Use a chart as a visual organizer to arrange the pros and cons of the euro.  May have part of the chart completed, so the student can keep up with his classmates.
    Give a word bank for the listing of the criteria.
    Have the three phases on index cards, and have them arrange them in chronological order.
    Make any other modifications, according to the IEP.

Enrichment activity:
    Game Neue Kohle from Berliner Spielkarten Verlag
    Chat room to determine the Pros and Cons of Euro in European countries "How do people preceive and see the future of the Euro". Click on the icons below to access school chat rooms in various European countries.
Disclaimer: Even though these irc school chatrooms are monitored, there is no guarantee of acceptable use of the other parties involved! Please monitor chat carefully!
      Daily Fix: What Have We Learned From The Euro?
    Share inforamtion with other students by compiling data in web site format to be uploaded onto school server or onto a "free" site like xoom or geocities.

Evaluation/Assessment:
    Use the following scoring rubric: Map with 11 Countries Using the Euro

Label the European map and identify the countries that will be using the Euro	Criteria for Countries  Wanting to Use the Euro	Pros and Cons Chart on Use of the Euro
30	30	30

National Standards:
    Foreign Language:     Standard 1.3    Standard 3.1    Standard 3.2
    Social Studies   NCSS     Strand5    Strand 6

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
    Foreign Language:    FLT.1
    Social Studies:     10.14    10.16
 

Resources:
    history site on the euro and how it affects everyday life
    Archimedes puzzle
    Quiz one on the euro
    Quiz two on the euro
    Audioclip about the euro

Authors:
    Rita Hott
    Tim Myers
    Teresa Orndorff