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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students engage in a lesson introducing them to the concept of return on investment, or ROI. Return on investment is a basic principle that should be understood before investing money. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students act as financial advisors and develop a financial investment portfolio for each client using Internet references as they analyze the various saving options. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students simulate the role of financial advisers, developing a financial investment portfolio for clients using Internet resources and analyzing various saving options. They track the portfolio for several weeks and evaluate their investment strategies. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students determine how the financial institutions of a market economy help channel savings to economic investment. They complete worksheets based on a teacher-led demonstration. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare different aspects of investing money from traditional savings accounts to money market accounts. They research investment accounts at local banks and compare them. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read articles and discuss how globalization effects investing as they address the question of why companies invest overseas. They explore portfolio investing, direct investing and participate in a role-playing exercise. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students examine the role of investment in an economy. They compare and contrast the different types of foreign investments. They also examine the differences between foreign direct investments and foreign portfolio investments. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate what investing is and how it works. They participate in a class discussion on investments, visit the "Investment Pier" on the ING website, and complete a worksheet in which they "build" a time capsule that contains five items that they believe will be worth more in fifty years. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review pages in the text to find out what was happening in each of the areas. They use the "Investment Opportunities Game Sheet" to record their investments, assume an investor identity, which influence how they choose to invest $1,000. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students participate in an simulated investment activity. They examine the purpose of different types of investments before they predict which will be the most successful. Finally, they simulate investing $1,000 in stocks, $1,000 in a savings account, and $1,000 in metals while tracking and comparing the investments over the course of the school year. Full Review »
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