STOCK MARKET HANDBOOK

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Stock Market Stars: Bullish on Engagement, Blogs and Brainy Work

Rod HamesCrews Middle School, Gwinnett County Public Schools

Mirroring real life problems is a critical element that can turn a boring computer project into a highly engaging activity. In this project using the stock market, a novice teacher or veteran teacher can leave with tips, links, and specific strategies for use in their business classroom. This project relies on collaboration, mathematics, literacy, analysis, competition, and most importantly a strong focus on student engagement and autonomy. The unit begins with students who know little to nothing about the stock market and finishes with student-executives who own and operate their own simulated investment firm trusted with over half million dollars.

EQ: Why study the stock market?

1. How far back can stock trading be traced?

2. What is a Bull and Bear Market?

3. Why does the stock market use symbols to represent companies?

Competition• What level do teach?• Do you cover economics?• The Stock Market? If not, why not?• Need to make it easy

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Making it relevant

http://www.econedlink.org/interactives/interest.html

Why Save?

History and Basic Terms

PowerPoint slides…

PowerPoint Written Form

Follow up questions from the PowerPoint

Video Reinforcement

Investment Options: Stocks or your local bank?

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=335&&flash_name=main.swf

Guess the market through charts?

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=333&&flash_name=main.swf

Prepare for the test with some drill and practice

http://www.quia.com/rr/187669.html

Give a quiz

Stock Market 102Using NYSE website to find company quote data

PowerPoint Slides

Apply what you learned

Another Quia Website Game

Final Exam over reading a stock quote

You Earned it… an official Crews Stock Broker License

Time to start earningsome money!

Make your company Business card

By yourself or with another person

Who will be yourfirst customer?

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/stkmkt/what_do_i_write.htm

How do you makethe stock trades?

http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/

http://www.stocksquest.com/

http://www.weseed.com

Collaboration Site

Why Blog?

Time to send home a

reminder of how those stocks are doing….

How about a post card?

Who are the real winners in this

simulation project?

Please contact me if you have questions

Rod_hames@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

http://sites.google.com/site/gactestocks/

Wiki site:

crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/stkmkt/