The Stock Market Game

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Sixth graders, in groups, are given $1,000 to spend on the stock market. Each group competes with the other groups. The one with the biggest profit and the one highest percentage gain earns a pizza party.

Seventh graders visit Web sites to explore how the stock market works, research the performance of stocks over time. They create a portfolio and use spreadsheets to participate in a class competition to see whose portfolio earns the most...

Young scholars understand how to get and interpret stock price data online. They describe certain aspects of various corporations and know the meanings of important terms involving the stock market.

Young scholars simulate the stock market as a class in order to research how different events, including regulation from the Federal Reserve, can impact the stock market.

Students research companies, choose stocks, and create portfolios online while playing the stock market game.

Students match scenarios with the terminology related to stock market fluctuations. They read an article, answer discussion questions, create a terminology poster, and write an essay.

Students participate in a variety of stock market games within their classmates. They study the concepts of stocks and investments as well as the criteria for selecting of stocks. Each student is shown how to keep track of the progress...

Students explore the benchmarks that measure the ups and downs of the stock market. They also set up a diversified portfolio and trade stock indices for the Global Stock Game (GSG).

Investigate the stock market as it relates to the business world. Young scholars investigate ways to invest their money for the future. They make a presentation and discuss their findings with the class.