【探究レポート】Math – Inquiry-Based Learning

In Grade 2 Math, students are developing their inquiry skills by exploring real-world mathematical ideas.
Recently, the class investigated foreign currency as part of our unit on money.
Working in groups, students carefully observed bills and coins from different countries and compared them to Japanese yen.
They looked for similarities and differences in size, color, symbols, and overall design.

Each student was also challenged to identify three interesting design features on the foreign currency,
such as portraits, patterns, security marks, or cultural symbols and explain why they noticed them.
Students recorded their observations on Seesaw and shared their ideas through group and class discussions.

Through this activity, students practiced asking questions, organizing observations, and communicating their thinking, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how money is designed around the world.