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What is Your Future Worth? Lesson PlanWhat is Your Future Worth? Lesson Plan
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What is Your Future Worth?

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Students use the "StocksQuest Calculator" to calculate the future value of an investment. They compare and contrast investing in the S&P 500 to CDs, T-bonds or bank accounts.

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investing, the stock market

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appreciation, investment, stock market, social studies
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Grade
5th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Technology
Calculator

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