Government Budgets Illustrated

This short video is an interesting look at our federal budget, and the effect of cutting what one would think is a very large amount from that budget. Fact is, these numbers are so large that few can visualize how much money is involved, or how one huge number relates to another.

The concept behind this visualization is the same used by the math program we use here (Math-U-See) -- use manipulatives, that is, tangible/physical items that bring a material representation to an intellectual concept.