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Econ Ed Link: Stock Market Price History Lesson PlanEcon Ed Link: Stock Market Price History Lesson Plan
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Council for Economic Education
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9th - 10th
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Career & Technical Education
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Econ Ed Link: Stock Market Price History

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Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future, but the past can give us a window to understanding the risks and rewards of investing in the stock market. This lesson will track the history of a Dow Jones 30 stock and enable to student to calculate the return on his investment.

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Concepts

deflation, inflation, investing

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stock market, council for economic education, econedlink, dow jones industrial average

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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