STOCK MARKETCOMPANY PROJECT

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STOCK MARKET/COMPANY PROJECT

• Many people use the stock market as a personal
  financial tool. With the creation of your
  personal portfolio, investigate the likelihood
  that a company will succeed in business and be a
  profitable investment.

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Rationale

• Social Studies Learning Standard 4-Economics
• National Standards for teaching Economics
• Jumptart Coalition Personal Financial Management
  Guidelines
• Problem based Learning
• Engaged, active learner
• Outcomes include thinking, information literacy
• Real world connections/authentic product

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NYS Problem Finding/Solving Skills

• Use higher level thinking skills of
  comprehension, analysis, synthesis, evaluation
• Obtain information using library reference works
• Organize and use the data
• Develop a conclusion via summary

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Social Studies Learning Standard 4

• The study of economics requires an understanding
  of major economic concepts and systems, the
  principles of economic decision making, and the
  interdependence of economics and economic systems
  though out the world
• Development application of the skills needed to
  make informed and well reasoned economic
  decisions in daily and national life.

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Content Outline Covered

• 5B-Introduction to finance and personal finance
• 5C-Instruments, institutions, financial markets,
  and investors

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National Voluntary Standards

• 7. Markets exist when buyers and sellers
  interact. This interaction determines market
  prices and thereby allocates scarce goods and
  services.
• 11. Money makes it easier to trade, borrow,
  save, invest, and compare the value of goods and
  services.

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Learning Content

• Essential Questions
• -Evaluate a business in terms of strengths,
  weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges.
• -Analyze your personal investment strategies
  regarding these companies

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Learning Content

• Essential Understanding
• Business competition and the effects of research,
  innovation and technology on market share
• Basic understanding of the stock market
• The effects markets can have on individuals and
  the economy
• Effects of current events on markets
• Risk

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Process and Procedure

• Teacher/School Library Media Specialist
  Collaboration
• Students acquire background information
• Students develop open ended, meaningful questions
  in groups
• Students access information using NOVEL databases
  to find evidence regarding their question
• Students draw conclusions and present backup
  information

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Resources

• NOVEL databases
• Business Company Resource Locator
• EBSCO Host

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Product/Student Work

• Shared with peers, teachers, and SLMS
• Power Point Presentations, displays, debates
• Presentations of questions, evidence, charts and
  graphs, advertising analysis
• Active class listening and involvement in
  discussion

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Assessment Plan

• Process checklist
• Product rubric