Stocks 101
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Investing 101
Students can learn more about investing and the stock market at this site from the PBS Newshour.
Young Investors Network
This site from Smith Barney provides basic information on investing and lets students create a cyber portfolio. The site also includes sections for teachers and parents with additional resources.
Young Investor
You'll find games, activities, and lesson plans for grades K-12 at this site from Fleet Bank. Topics covered include investing, the stock market, saving, and budgeting.
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Investing in Youth
This curriculum from Merrill Lynch includes activities and lessons for grades K-12 that cover a wide-variety of financial literacy topics, including investing and the stock market.
Moneyopolis
Children in grades six through eight can learn basic financial planning concepts and money management at this interactive site from Ernst and Young. As students travel through the virtual city of Moneyopolis, they learn various financial planning concepts, practice managing money and work toward defined goals.
New Hampshire Stock Market Trading
Students can create a simulated portfolio of stocks, bonds, futures, and mutual funds at this site designed to help them learn more about investment and how the markets work. The site lets students create an online portfolio and actively buy, sell, and trade stocks.
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. Escape from Knab
In this game students have landed on the planet Knab, a small but slimy planet with a financial system similar to Earth's. In order to escape from Knab and return to Earth, students must find a job, pay taxes, and manage and invest their money wisely!
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