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9th - 12th
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Stock Market

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Analyze trends in the stock market using histograms. Future economists use data presented in a histogram to find periods of greatest increase and decrease. They also draw conclusions about days that would be best to invest.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the stock market, percents, bar graphs

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a lesson opener to review the topic of histograms
  • Provide an explanation of how the stock market works before presenting the task

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should have experience reading histograms and bar graphs

Pros

  • Relates the concepts to a topic of interest for most upper-level high school students
  • Presents questions with multiple correct solutions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.1

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