Shopping at the Store

🌍Mission Brief #51

Shopping at the store is fun.

🎯 Your mission

Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

⚡ The twist

Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Money used to be made of cocoa beans, salt, and even giant stones.

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Then & Now

💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.

Shopping at the store is fun! We go to buy things we need. Stores have food, toys, and clothes. People use money to pay for these items. It helps us get what we want. Some people work at the store to help us find things. Shopping is important for our daily lives.

Key Facts

Stores sell many different items.

We use money to buy things.

Store workers help customers find items.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do we use to pay for items at the store?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?

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For the dinner table

“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

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