Unit Plan
Council for Economic Education

Council for Economic Education: Learning, Earning, and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
This course is subtitled "Lessons for a New Generation." It includes twenty-one downloadable lessons with additional activities for each lesson. It covers a wide range of topics from basics such as "Why Save?" and "Invest In Yourself" to...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Saving and Investing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to get in the habit of saving for the short and long term while maintaining a comfortable quality of life. Explore the reasons for saving and investing and the difference between the two. Includes a classroom guide.
Activity
Other

Economic Awareness Council: Saving and Investing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the advantages to saving money, some different types of savings plans, and some ways even people with small amounts of money can invest money to fund long-term goals.
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Other

Aaii: Investing Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of successful investing. Covers risk and return trade-off, diversification, asset allocation, and more.
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Other

New York Stock Exchange (Nyse)

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Stock Exchange is at the center of the investment marketplace. At this site, you can get stock quotes, access a personal stock tracker, get the latest news on listed companies, and learn more about how the investment...
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Other

We the Savers: Young Savers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource introduces students to the world of money with this online tutorial. Each unit has its' own online quiz. Brave the desert, climb mountains and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning,...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Absolute Value and Stocks

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders learn about the stock market and start a project involving tracking investments.
Activity
University of Texas at Austin

Francais Interactif Money, Finance & Investments

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive vocabulary lists of all things financial. Video and audio clips to utilize vocab in context. Has interviews in French and links to internet activities and salient grammar points.
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Play a Virtual Market

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to trade traditional stocks and learn how trading stocks in the market can increase your wealth (or decrease it too!)
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Other

Sec: Money Smarts Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have created an online quiz to test your money $marts. See how well you score on concepts such as money management, finance, and investing.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: To Market, to Market

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based activity to provide young scholars an opportunity to research and select companies to invest in by 'purchasing' stocks. Students are responsible for tracking and reporting results of investments, as well as...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Stocks 101

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet a group of investors who gather to discuss how to keep their investments safe and growing. Learn how investment club members use research to determine wise investment choices. Includes a classroom guide.
Interactive
Thinkport Education

Maryland Public Television: Sense and Dollars

For Students 9th - 10th
Engaging, fun tutorials and interactive games related to earning, spending, saving, and budgeting money.
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Other

Fidelity Investments

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fidelity Brokerage account includes trading, market research, and many other financial services. Tied for Money.com's top rated online broker.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Stock Market Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a basic introduction to the stock market and investment strategy. After presentation of the lesson, the lesson links to a website to play the stock market game.
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Other

American Association of Individual Investors

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides education about stock investing, mutual fund investing, and retirement planning for individuals.
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Other

Financial Pipeline: Bond Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Bonds and related economic topics explained.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: 6th Graders Smarter Investors Than College Students

For Students 1st - 8th
Learn how a group of North Dakota sixth graders beat out a group of college students in a competition after learning the basics of investing.
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Other

Federal Reserve Education: Core Concept Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Using Core Concept Cards is a quick way to reinforce economic and financial literacy concepts. This site offers quite a few ways to use these Core Concept Cards, including games to play with students, and interactive flash cards that...
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Other

Stock Market Game World Wide

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical $100,000 in Nasdaq, Amex, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose their portfolios, manage budgets, follow...
Interactive
Other

Stock Market Game World Wide

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical $100,000 in Nasdaq, Amex, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose their portfolios, manage budgets, follow...
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Other

The Motley Fool: To Educate, Amuse & Enrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A community for investors to discuss the market and strategies. The Motley Fool publishes their own content as well.
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Other

Market Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes headlines, charts, news, and stock information. Everything you need to follow the U.S. marketplace.