Stock Market Game™ Lesson
Topic: Micro Economic Factors
Mathematics Objectives
The student will be able to:
 Collect, organize and display data 4.A.1
 Analyze data 4.B.1
 Add decimals including money 6.C.1.e (Grade 5)
 Subtract decimals including money 6.C.1.f (Grade 5)
 Multiply decimals including money 6.C.1.g (Grade 5)
Reading Objectives
The student will be able to:
 Develop and apply knowledge of organizational structure of informational text to
understand what is read 2.A.3
 Determine and analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts 2.A.4
(Grades 5-6)
 Synthesize ideas from text 2.A.4.g
 Explain how someone might use the text 2.A.4.i
When to do the lesson relative to the Stock Market Game™:
Early in the game
Learning Resource Center Lessons and Materials That Support the Topic
Learning from the Market: Lesson 6
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on Learning from the Market.
 Scroll down and click on How Are Stock Prices Determined? and print lesson
for classroom use. (Work with students in completing Activities 1-6, saving the
two multiple choice items and the essay for an assessment tool.)
The Stock Market Game Guide: Lesson 14
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on The Stock Market Game Guide.
 Scroll down and click on Why Stock Prices Change and print lesson for
classroom use.
Vocabulary for Lesson
Supply, demand, equilibrium price, bull market, bear market, civilian labor force,
inflation, exports
The mathematics and reading objectives identified for this lesson are objectives taken from Maryland’s
Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC). Unless otherwise indicated, they are middle school objectives.
Elementary and high school teachers will need to adjust them based on the proficiency levels of their
students and local curricular specifications.
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Stock Market Game™ Lesson
Teacher Background
Teachers need to understand that the stock market matches people who want to buy stock
in a company (demand) with those who wish to sell stock (supply) and that their
interaction creates a “market clearing” or equilibrium price for the stock. Teachers
should be aware of the kinds of news that affects stock prices.
Assessment
Refer to Learning from the Market: Lesson 6, Multiple Choice items and the Essay.
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on Learning from the Market.
 Scroll down and click on How Are Stock Prices Determined? (Use the multiple
choice items and the essay.)
Additional Resources within the Stock Market Game™ Website
Lesson Planning Resources: Topic #3 What Are Markets? (For teacher use)
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Lesson Planning located under the In the Classroom tab.
 Scroll down and click on Lesson Planning Resources.
 Scroll down to 3. What Are Markets? Then, click on and peruse What Affects
the Markets for your information.
The Stock Market Game Guide: Lesson 13
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on The Stock Market Game Guide.
 Scroll down and click on Demand and Supply and print lesson for classroom
use.
Stock Talk: Sticky Stocks
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on Stock Talk
 Click on Sticky Stocks
 Print article for classroom use.
The mathematics and reading objectives identified for this lesson are objectives taken from Maryland’s
Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC). Unless otherwise indicated, they are middle school objectives.
Elementary and high school teachers will need to adjust them based on the proficiency levels of their
students and local curricular specifications.
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Stock Market Game™ Lesson
Stock Talk: Helping Harry
 Go to www.stockmarketgame.org.
 Click on the Learning Resource Center (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
 Click on Curriculum Materials.
 Scroll down and click on Stock Talk
 Click on Helping Harry
 Print article for classroom use
Additional Web Resources
To apply these concepts students can participate in online simulations at:
 http://www.lemonadestandgame.com
 http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm
The mathematics and reading objectives identified for this lesson are objectives taken from Maryland’s
Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC). Unless otherwise indicated, they are middle school objectives.
Elementary and high school teachers will need to adjust them based on the proficiency levels of their
students and local curricular specifications.
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