Stocks 101
Classroom Guide
Objectives
Students will be able to state the average annual return on stock investments.
Students will be able to name some of the basic steps Chris Pank and Jim Davis recommend for beginning in stock market.
Students will be able to explain how they can get a financial packet from a company's corporate headquarters.
Students will be able to discuss the advantages of investing in a company that they have an interest in.
Students will be able to explain how current events can impact stock prices. |
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Vocabulary
investment club
gyrations
Roberts Rule of Order |
portfolio
Murphy's Law
broker |
quarterly earnings
earnings per share
buy range |
Before Viewing
Poll your students and find out how many have received credit card applications and how many currently have a credit card.
Take the online credit card card quiz at the Credit Card Simulator site. This can be done as a group activity online or you can copy the quiz questions and do this as a paper and pencil activity.
During Viewing
Pause video at 6:27 after Delores Davis talks about investing in Home Depot following Hurricane Katrina. Discuss the advantages of investing based on current events. Do the students feel that there is an ethical dilemma involved in making money off of the misfortune of others?
After Viewing
Have students list a few products they currently purchase and then investigate the companies that make those products and whether they would be a good investment prospect. Have them select a single company and follow the company over a period of time and track the trend in the company's stock prices.
Consider participating in The Stock Market Game - This game simulation is aimed at upper elementary, junior high school, high school and college students. 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. |