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Unit  
4: The Economy in the Long-Run
Title  
The Stock Market - 2 Days
Objective  
Students will gain an understanding of how the stock market works.
Resources  

 

PowerPoint on the Stock Market

Worksheet on the Stock Market Simulation (not available online due to password concerns)

Video on The Stock Market

Video on Stock Types

Video on Stock Valuation

Video on Stock Market Strategies

 

Activity  
Students will take notes from a PowerPoint lecture and participate in a discussion. Students will also be expected to post examples of scarcity from their personal life in the forum.
Evaluation  
  • Students notes will be periodically checked for completion.
  • Their participation in the discussion will be evaluated.
  • The stock market simulation will be graded as a major assignment based mainly on participation and partly on performance.
Bloom's  
Taxonomy  
Creating -- can the student create new product or point of view?
ex: assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write
>>>>Evaluating -- can the student justify a stand or decision?
ex: appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate
Analyzing -- can the student distinguish between the different parts?
ex: appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test
Applying -- can the student use the information in a new way?
ex: choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write
Understanding -- can the student explain ideas or concepts?
ex:classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase
Remembering -- can the student recall or remember the information?
ex: define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state