1. STOCK MARKET HANDBOOK http://tinyurl.com/mlxnjs

2. Rod Hames Crews Middle School, Gwinnett County Public Schools Mirroring real life problems is a critical element that can turn a boring computer project into a highly engaging activity. In this project using the stock market, a novice teacher or veteran teacher can leave with tips, links, and specific strategies for use in their business classroom. This project relies on collaboration, mathematics, literacy, analysis, competition, and most importantly a strong focus on student engagement and autonomy. The unit begins with students who know little to nothing about the stock market and finishes with student-executives who own and operate their own simulated investment firm trusted with over half million dollars.

3. 1. How far back can stock trading be traced?

4. 2. What is a Bull and Bear Market?

5. 3. Why does the stock market use symbols to represent companies?

6. Competition What level do teach? Do you cover economics? The Stock Market? If not, why not? Need to make it easy

7. http://tinyurl.com/mlxnjs Making it relevant

8. http://www.econedlink.org/interactives/interest.html Why Save?

9. History and Basic Terms PowerPoint slides…

10. PowerPoint Written Form

11. Follow up questions from the PowerPoint

12. Video Reinforcement

13. Investment Options: Stocks or your local bank? http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=335&&flash_name=main.swf

14. Guess the market through charts? http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=333&&flash_name=main.swf

15. Prepare for the test with some drill and practice http://www.quia.com/rr/187669.html

16. Give a quiz

17. Stock Market 102 Using NYSE website to find company quote data

21. PowerPoint Slides

22. Apply what you learned

23. Another Quia Website Game

24. Final Exam over reading a stock quote

25. You Earned it… an official Crews Stock Broker License

35. http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/

37. http://www.stocksquest.com/

38. http://www.weseed.com

39. Why Blog?

41. How about a post card?

44. Please contact me if you have questions Rod_hames@gwinnett.k12.ga.us http://sites.google.com/site/gactestocks/ Wiki site: crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/stkmkt/