Discussion Questions
1. Briefly summarise the BtN story.
2. What was Australia’s currency before dollars and cents?
3. In which year did the currency change?
4. Why did the currency change to the decimal system?
5. What percentage of the world’s population was using a decimal currency in the early 1960s?
6. How did most Australians feel about the change?
7. What did the government do to make the change easier?
8. Why was the design of the new currency popular with people?
9. Give three examples of the names suggested for the new currency.
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?
2. What was Australia’s currency before dollars and cents?
3. In which year did the currency change?
4. Why did the currency change to the decimal system?
5. What percentage of the world’s population was using a decimal currency in the early 1960s?
6. How did most Australians feel about the change?
7. What did the government do to make the change easier?
8. Why was the design of the new currency popular with people?
9. Give three examples of the names suggested for the new currency.
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?