[LM_NET] TARGET: Big Mac Index

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

I liked to show my students (Yr 4 -10 years old)  how the value of money compares 
between countries
by showing them the Big Mac Index which compares the cost of a Big Mac around the 
world.  However
the site I used to use is now only available via a subscription to the economist, 
which is something
I have no use for.  Therefore, is there an alternative site that compares something 
this age group
can relate to in this way?  

I know I can use the Universal Calculator http://www.xe.com/ucc/   to convert 
currencies to $A but
the Big Mac gave it some perspective.

I shall post a hit, if there is something to post.

Thank you
Barbara

Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
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