Stock Market Activity
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Goals: The goals of this activity are to help students gain knowledge of terms associated with
the stock market, read and understand an internet stock display and apply their knowledge
by participating in an on-line virtual stock market investing game.
Parts of the Activity
1. Stock Terms and Activity (10 points) Complete a worksheet of terms associated with the
stock market. Use that to complete activity and show understanding of stocks.
2. Stock Justification Sheet (5 points) Investigate three stocks and recommend one to their
stock market group by completing the stock justification sheet to begin the game.
3. On-line Stock Market Game (25 points) Students will work in groups to participate in the
on-line stock market game and keep a weekly journal of this activity.
A. Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to create an investment group that will
make trades at least 4 times during the game.
B. Go to http://www.marketwatch.com/game/?link=MW_Nav_GA
C. Be sure to read the directions on this site and my wiki site!!!!
D. Group must make at least three trades per week during the duration of the
activity. (March 5 – April 4)
E. The goal is to make as much money as possible over the course of the game.
4. Summary Paper of the Stock Market Activity (20 points) - Students write a paper
summarizing their experience participating in the stock market activity. Details and
questions for this paper are listed below.
Total Points for this Activity = 60 points
Grading:
On-line Stock Market Game – 25 points
Points will be determined by the checklist below. Students will be rated on a scale for
different areas (This will be based on teacher observation, self ratings and peer ratings)
_____ out of 5 points for completing 3 trades each week.
_____ out of 5 points for justifying purchases and answering key questions from teacher in
journal per week (20 pt).
Summary Paper for Stock Market Activity - 20 points
Students will write a one page paper summarizing their experience with this activity. They
will use their weekly journals as a guide for their paper.
Questions to consider in the summary paper:
1. What do you feel you have learned from completing this activity? How could the stock
market affect your future especially if the recession becomes a depression or if a bull market
takes hold?
2. If you could go back and do a part of this activity over again, which part(s) would you
change and why? (ex: stock selling or buying, research, etc.)
3. What advice would you give to another student that is just starting this activity? explain
Points will be determined by the checklist below. Students will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5
on the following 2 areas.
_____ out of 15 points for answering the summary questions (5pts./questions)
_____ out of 5 points for clarity/conventions and detail of writing