The Stock Market Game

Type of Resource: Online Activities
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Acrobat PDF, Java Script
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The program offers support to its users. Teachers can view student portfolios to monitor their trading and learning. Because it is a game, students have to commit to making thoughtful investments and not view the activity as high stakes gambling, in order to learn from the project.

Description:

The Stock Market Game teaches engages students in real life decisions, utilizing their math skills. From the site: "Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a live trading simulation. They work together in teams, practicing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperation as they compete for the top spot. The setup is engaging, and the learning a natural part of the experience. "In building a portfolio, students research and evaluate stocks, and make decisions based on what they´ve learned. To determine why certain stocks perform the way they do, or why the broader market has moved up or down, they need to understand how the economy works. And to calculate their returns, they need to do the math."

Possible uses:

Teachers can familiarize themselves with the game and use components of it in teaching about the stock market. Then set students up to interact and invest. Lesson plans and activities outside of the game are included.

Related Resources:

6-8, 9-12+

Math
Math : Number Sense
Math : Computation
Social Studies : Economics

Online Activities

Acrobat PDF, Java Script