Lorraine M Kennedy

US Patent:

6641400, Nov 4, 2003

Filed:

Aug 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/064737

Inventors:

Lorraine M. Kennedy - Lansing MI 48912

International Classification:

G09B 1922

US Classification:

434128, 434107, 434129, 434130, 434154, 273256

Abstract:

A multi-disciplinary educational tool having a plurality of commodity representations, a plurality of instruction cards, and at least one cargo transfer means that is moved among a plurality of geographical regions is disclosed. The multi-disciplinary educational tool can also comprise a playing surface to represent a plurality of geographical regions. The commodity representations comprise physical samples, pictorial representations or a combination of physical samples and pictorial representations of the represented commodities. The multi-disciplinary educational tool can also comprise a quantity of money for use during trading and exchange rates, wherein the exchange rates can set prices and exchange rates for the plurality of commodity representations. The multi-disciplinary educational tool can also comprise a plurality of impact cards that affect trading.