{"id":4003,"date":"2017-05-15T13:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2017-05-13T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T10:36:48","slug":"history-in-your-pocket-coins-as-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/history-in-your-pocket-coins-as-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHistory in your pocket\u201d: Coins as sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/h2>\n
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This great idea was developed from an idea shared by @histHartford<\/span><\/a>. This photo comes from Mr. Atkinson (@AtkoHistory<\/a>) and was shared to the #historyteacher hashtag on Twitter by @EllenWicks<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Taking it further<\/h2>\n

Students should be encouraged to bring in coins and banknotes from their foreign travels at the start of the Autumn term.<\/p>\n

This concept also ties in well with the \u201cWhere are the women? Design\u00a0\/ Destroy a Banknote<\/a>\u201d exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overview This great idea was developed from an idea shared by @histHartford. This photo comes from Mr. Atkinson (@AtkoHistory) and was shared to the #historyteacher hashtag on Twitter by @EllenWicks: Taking it further Students should be encouraged to bring in coins and banknotes from their foreign travels at the start of the Autumn term. This… <\/p>\n

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