Intel® Teach Program
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Unit Plan Template
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Unit Author
First and Last Name
Ione Kalish-Cottrell
School District
Scottsdale Unified School District
School Name
Mountainside Middle School
School City, State
Scottsdale, Arizona
Unit Overview
Unit Title
Now and Later
Unit Summary
The area of focus for this course of study is Computers with particular emphasis on the
development of 21st Century Workplace skills through the study of the Stock Market. By participating
and preparing for the Stock Market Game, students will be engaged in authentic tasks that replicate
real life workplace challenges. An example of a performance based, authentic task begins with the
Stock Market Web Quest. Working together, students will learn how to use different internet resources
to read, interpret information, formulate answers to questions and complete the Web Quest task. Also,
students will work daily with different Computer application tools to learn about the Stock Market and
participate in a “real world” simulated Stock Market Game. Participation in such authentic tasks will
help students to learn about real-world problem solving, critical thinking, communication and collaboration
- these are critical 21st Century Workforce skills that are necessary to prepare students for success in a
competitive global economy.
Subject Area
Advanced Computers
Grade Level
Middle School – 7th & 8th Grade
Approximate Time Needed
10 to 15 - 50 minutes class periods throughout 6 weeks duration of the Stock Market Game.
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
AZ TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS:
 Strand 1: Creativity and Innovation – Concept 1, PO1
 Strand 2: Communication and Collaboration – Concept 1, PO1
 Strand 6: Technology Operations and Concepts – Concept 1, PO3
AZ WORKPLACE SKILLS STANDARDS:
▫ Information, Media and Technological Skills Standards
▫ Access and Evaluate Information (AZWSS Standards 6 & 7)
▫ Use and Manage Information (AZWSS Standards 6 & 7)
▫ Apply Technology Effectively (AZWSS Standards 7)
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Learning and Innovation Skills Standards
▫ Think Creatively (AZWSS Standards 3)
▫ Work Creatively with Others (AZWSS Standards 3)
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Standards
▫ Reason Effectively (AZWSS Standards 3)
▫ Make Judgments and Decisions (AZWSS Standards 3)
▫ Solve Problems (AZWSS Standards 3)
Communication and Collaboration Standards
▫ Communicate Clearly (AZWSS Standards 4)
▫ Collaborate with Others AZWSS Standards 4)
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
 The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of the Stock Market by successfully
completing a Web Quest.
 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the different characteristics, advantages and
disadvantages of various types of companies by successfully completing Stock Market MS Word
2010 assignments (historical electronic timeline of company).
 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the different types of brands and parent
companies by successfully completing “What Is A Brand?” assignment
 The student will demonstrate an understanding of stocks, calculate gains and losses and create a
company profile by successfully completing one of the tiered assignments (Prezi.com
presentation).
 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how to critique stock tables and formulate
recommendations to maximize their stock portfolio returns by successfully completing one of the
tiered assignments.
 The student will understand how to assess and design their team’s stock portfolio by creating a
“Hunting For New Stocks” electronic organizer document.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential
 How do the choices we make now affect us now and later?
Question
 What are ways to generate income or make money?
 What are some goods and services that you use consistently?
Unit
 How would you describe a financial portfolio.
Questions
 What affect does money have on your life?
 What are some of your financial goals?
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Who, when and how did the Stock Market begin?
What is a company?
What is a stock? Portfolio? Bond?
How do you make money from stocks?
o What is a stock split?
How do you interpret a stock quote?
o Dividend?
o P/E ratio?
o Sales
o High’s? Lows?
o 50 day moving average? 100 day moving average?
What is a ticker symbol?
What is a brand and how is that different from a parent company?
What is a public company? What is a private company?
How do you decide to buy and sell stocks?
What is NYSE,? NASDAQ? AMEX?
Who governs the stock market?
What are mutual funds?
What does it mean to be diversified?
What are different investment industries or sectors?
What is a bear versus bull market?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
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Before project work begins
 Stock Market
Pre-Test
 Multiple
Choice
Questions
 Assess
student needs
and reveal
prior
knowledge of
topic
 Use Quia if
possible to
grade on-line
and give
immediate
feedback
 Wordle.net
“What Is The
Stock Market”
E-Poster
 The purpose of
this pre-test is
to gather
information
about what
students think
about the
Stock Market,
activate their
prior
knowledge and
also, stimulate
interest in the
topic.
Students work on projects
and complete tasks
 Survey
Questions
 Collaboration
self
assessment
 Collaboration
peer
assessment
 Informal
assessment
using
teacher’s
observation
notes
 Formative
http://www
 Individual
.quia.com/q
checklist
uiz/282889.
html?AP_ran  Cooperative
group project
d=12070851
plan outlines
63
assessment
using
individual
weekly ejournal
reflection
(graphic
organizer)
 Formative
assessment using
individual
weekly stock
research/hun
(graphic
organizer)
 Formative
assessment Individual
Great
Depression
Timeline
Poster
 Group Stock
Market Web
Quest
Presentations
 Student Blog
Comments
After project work is
completed
 Stock Market
Post-Test
Using Multiple
Choice
Questions
 Measure the
learning by
comparing
results
against PreTest
 Final
Reflection EJournal to
assess self
and group
members
 Peer
Assessment
 Personal Wiki
Page
Assessment Summary
Different forms of assessments will be integrated to assess student learning and also, help modify the
instructional plan.
Formative assessments are integrated throughout this unit to reveal individual students level of
understanding of important concepts and skills
To help gauge students needs: Pre-Test
http://www.quia.com/quiz/282889.html?AP_rand=1207085163
Worlde.net electronic Poster
To encourage self direction and collaboration
Collaborative learning using Web Quest assignment, assignment rubrics, and checklists
To Monitor progress & check for understanding
Checklists, Quizzes, Various completed individual and group activities including The Great Depression
Timeline Poster, completed Weekly Stock Market Hunt, Wiki, Prezi and Weekly E-Journal
Summative assessments – Post-Test using:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/282889.html?AP_rand=1207085163
Informal assessments using teacher’s observation notes
Peer evaluation and self reflection using weekly electronic journals
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Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
This is an Advanced Computer class and recommended for students who have completed Basic
Computers with a grade of “C” or better.
Instructional Procedures
Pre-Test Quiz – Quia Link
Prior Knowledge/Group Collaboration “Stock Market Vocabulary” – Wordle.net assignment
Stock Market Background Knowledge - Jig Saw/Group Collaboration – Web Quest
MS Word 2010 Review
 What Is a Company? Basic Word Formatting Skills & Home, Page Layout Tab Review
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What Is Brand, Parent Company? Word Skill & Insert Tab, Table Review
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Great Depression – Review Tab Spelling, Thesaurus Tools Word Review
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Great Depression Electronic Poster
Stock Market Calculations – Prezi Assignment
Scaffolding Activity – How to research stocks by stepping through a Stock Market Hunt – Word
Review/Tables
Create Stock Team Wiki
Rules of the Stock Market Game
Create Weekly Stock Hunt & Weekly Self-Assessment Using E-Journal Reflection
Review Excel 2010 - Weekly Portfolio Graphs
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Special Needs
Students
Nonnative
Speakers
Gifted/Talented
Students
Accomodations for special needs students will be to “chunk” and shorten
assignments. Students will be paired with a peer to help. Students will also be given
extended time to complete assignments. Depending on need, some assignments will
be eliminated or modified.
Non native english speakers will be given shortened or modified instructions.
Where possible, images will be incorporated. Students will be paired with a peer
mentor. Assignments will be shortened and modified. Students will also be given
extended time to complete assignments.
Students will act as peer mentors and assist in the classroom instructional needs
whenever possible. Students will be given extentsion activities to enhance what they
already know about the Stock Market.
Materials and Resources Required For Unit
Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
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Camera
Laser Disk
√ Computer(s)
Digital Camera
VCR
√ Printer
Video Camera
√ Projection System
Video Conferencing Equip.
√DVD Player
Scanner
√ Internet Connection
Television
√ Other - Access To Skype
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
√ Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Web Page Development
√ Desktop Publishing
√ Internet Web Browser
√Word Processing
√E-mail Software
√ Multimedia
√ Other Email accounts using Google for
student access to Google Docs & Prezi
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials
Assignment Activity Sheet Directions
Assignment Rubrics
Project Checklists
Supplies
Adobe Photoshop, Office 7 Software to include Microsoft Word 2010,
PowerPoint 2010, and Excel 2010
Take Stock Market Pre-Test at:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/282889.html?AP_rand=1207085163
Stock Market Vocabulary poster at Wordle.net
Stock Market Web Quest at:
http://library.thinkquest.org/3088/stockmarket/introduction.html
Internet Resources
The Great Depression background information at:
www.BBC.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/usa/walldepressionrev1.s
html
Opening Bell/Trading Floor Youtube Video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbngdR_ieWI&NR=1&feature=fvwp
The Stock Market Game at www.stockmarketgame.org
Take Stock Market Post-Test at:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/282889.html?AP_rand=1207085163
Integrate “Text” Quick survey or question at:
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/new
Other Resources
Guest Speakers – Financial Advisors or Stock Brokers (using Skype if
possible)
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