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1 Skim the story to list the order in which

Maggie and Chris answered the ten contest questions

2 How is the U.S Mint building described on

page 5? Can you visualize any buildings you know of that look similar to the mint?

3 On a chart like the one below, list any

words from the story that are new to you Next, use context clues to write your own definitions Last, write the dictionary definitions and compare.

4 If you took a tour of the U.S Mint, what

questions would you have that are different from the ones in the story?

Reader Response

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Hi! My name is Chris Chen, and this is

a photo of my best friend, Maggie McGee, and me We are standing outside the United States Mint in Philadelphia The photo was taken just after we won the class contest

Do you know Maggie McGee? If you do, then you won’t be surprised to hear that she turned our third-grade class field trip into a contest

On the other hand, you might not know Maggie McGee If you don’t, then let me tell you about the smartest, strongest, funniest kid ever to attend Browning Elementary School!

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Maggie and I became friends on the day she challenged and beat the bully Johnnie Jaspers

in a battle of the minds Maggie recited the fifty

states and their capitals in alphabetical order

Unfortunately for Johnnie, he could not even

remember the capital of Pennsylvania, the state

where we live! (It’s Harrisburg.)

Johnnie had been giving me a tough time before Maggie had beaten him in the battle of

the minds But afterward, he troubled me no

more! Even better, after Maggie won she told

me, “Stick with me, kid, and we’ll do fine.” And

that’s just what I did

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Our class went to the Philadelphia Mint, where that photo I showed you was taken, at the end of third grade On the day of the field trip, we boarded a bus The ride to Philadelphia didn’t take long and soon we were standing outside the mint It was enormous!

The mint was built of white stone It had sharp corners, dozens of tiny windows, and bright white walls The entire class was excited

to see the mint Maggie and I were especially excited We’d been looking forward to the field trip for months!

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“This way class,” Ms Chesterfield’s clear voice instructed “Here are your question

sheets.” Our class had brainstormed a list of

questions we wanted answered about the mint

“Let’s have a contest,” Maggie suggested

“Whoever answers the most questions on the

list wins.”

“That sounds like a wonderful idea, Maggie

Class, please pick a partner and form teams of

two,” said Ms Chesterfield

Maggie and I decided right then to be partners I was happy to be on Maggie’s team

With our combined abilities, I was sure we

could win the contest!

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Inside the mint, Ms Chesterfield reviewed the list of questions that our class had put together “Question 1: What coins does this U.S

Mint make? Questions 2 and 3: Which men and women are on the coins? Question 4: Why is one side of the coin called the ‘flip side?’ Question 5:

Why are there grooves on the edges of some coins but not on others?”

Ms Chesterfield continued to read from the long list “Question 6: What jobs do people do

at the mint? Question 7: Name a coin that’s no longer in use

“And finally: Choose any coin and respond

to the last three questions Question 8: Explain the history of the coin Question 9: Explain what the images on the coin mean And Question 10: Tell any interesting facts about the coin you chose.”

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How can we answer all those questions

realized that if anyone could answer the

questions, it would be Maggie McGee I

sighed and adjusted my backpack, waiting

for the fun to start

A man in a blue uniform came out and greeted our class “I’m Walter Jones,

one of the mint’s police officers I will be

taking you through the metal detectors

and into the mint, where you will meet

your tour guide, Ms Smith.” Glancing

over the class, he added, “Please remember

that this is one of the most heavily guarded

places in the world If you pay close

attention, you’ll learn many things today!”

On the other side of the metal detectors was a huge lobby Its walls displayed coin

exhibits Maggie dragged me over to an exhibit

called The History of the Philadelphia Mint

“C’mon,” she whispered “This looks good.”

“What?” I asked

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“This mint produces all the U.S coins used today,” Maggie explained “Quick, turn around,”

she directed “I need to use your back to write this all down This mint makes pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half and whole dollars,”

Maggie continued “We’ve just answered question number one, and it only took us a few minutes!”

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In the next room we stood behind thick plate-glass windows, staring at the huge machines cranking away one story below

us “We now use the most modern, computer-automated machines,” our tour guide, Ms Smith, explained “And

we still print the backside of every coin upside down, ‘the flip side,’ as

it is called.” Maggie nudged me and began writing, leaning her paper against the window “That’s the answer to question number four,”

Maggie whispered

Ms Smith continued,

“Quarters, fifty-cent pieces, and dollars are no longer made from precious metals However, we continue to print them with grooved edges The edges help the visually impaired distinguish one coin from another.” We’d been told the answer to question number five!

Maggie winked at me and whispered, “Only seven more

to go!”

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The next room had panels with large replicas of the coins and their histories “Let’s

write about the quarter for questions eight

through ten,” said Maggie “You read about the

images, and I’ll read about the history.”

“OK,” I agreed I was already reading about how the image of the eagle on American coins

had changed over time I laughed as I studied

the original image of the eagle It looked more

like a pigeon than a majestic bird of prey!

“Don’t forget to write down what you read,” Maggie instructed

“Right,” I said, recording the image of the pigeon-like eagle

“Wow, the quarter was first minted in

1796 It was made heavier in 1873, and

it changed from silver to a mixture of

copper and nickel in 1965,” Maggie said

She continued to fill in answers to the

questions at a furious pace

“I’d like to have a real silver coin!” I said as I imagined how shiny it would be

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“Yeah,” Maggie said, looking around the room “Hey,” she exclaimed suddenly “If we read the captions under each coin we’ll know the answers to two and three Remember, Chris? Those are the questions about the men and women on the coins!”

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I dashed after Maggie as she told me about the people on the coins

“The image on the dime is of Franklin D

Roosevelt He was president of the United

States and got us through the Great

Depression The nickel shows Thomas

Jefferson He, too, was president, and helped

write the Declaration of Independence And

the penny displays Abraham Lincoln As

president, he led us through the Civil War.”

“Sacagawea is on the golden dollar coin,”

I said “She helped Lewis and Clark explore

the West and communicate with Native

Americans!”

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Maggie crossed her arms and smiled when

I finally caught up and finished filling in the answers “You know what this means, don’t you?” Maggie whispered as we followed the class out of the room “We’ve now answered every question except six and seven!”

“Great,” I replied “But we only have half an hour left, and we have to eat lunch,” I said

Just then Ms Smith said, “This way to the cafeteria The cooks have prepared a lunch for the class.” The tour guide barely finished her sentence before many of the student groups cornered her and began badgering her with questions

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I followed the rest of the class into the cafeteria, and I picked up my lunch Then I

attempted to find Maggie I’d completely

lost her in the rush to get lunch!

I found Maggie sitting at a table

“Where have you been?” she asked

“We can answer question six by

sitting right here!”

I groaned “We’re not going to work on the contest here, are we?”

“Just look, Chris, at that guy sitting one table over He’s looking

at a sketch,” Maggie said “I bet he

engraves the images on the coins

He’s probably working on the

state quarter project right now!”

she whispered excitedly

I looked over at the table next

to us with new interest “You’re

probably right,” I agreed “I wish

we had time to speak with him.”

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“So there are engravers, tour guides, mint police, cafeteria workers, cleaners, and

minters,” Maggie announced to me “Now,

for the last question, number seven ”

Before Maggie could finish, our teacher, Ms

Chesterfield, made an announcement

“Finish up, class We’ll be leaving the mint

in a few minutes.”

“May we stop in the gift shop before we go?” Maggie asked anxiously

“Well, I suppose so.” Ms Chesterfield studied her watch “It’s on the way out.”

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I couldn’t find any answers to question seven inside the gift shop so I left When Maggie came out, I apologized to her “I’m sorry we didn’t win,” I said

“What are you talking about?” she replied

“We were the only group to get the answers to all ten questions!”

“Huh? But I thought ” I stammered

Maggie explained “I knew the gift shop would be selling old coins for collectors.”

Maggie showed me a coin and explained, “This two-cent piece is just a replica The real coin is worth a lot more than two cents now.”

“Wow! You really are the greatest,” I said, amazed And that’s how our field trip ended

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Budgets help people keep track of how much money they have, how they spend it, and

how much they save

Some people may use a computer program

or a special notebook to help them organize

their budget In order to keep track of how

much they are spending and saving, people

often save their receipts and balance their

checkbooks If they have spent more in one

area than their budget allows, they may decide

to use less money in another area

Does your family use a budget? What about you? How do you think a budget might help

you take care of your money?

Budgeting Your Money