Stock Market Game Lesson

Stock Market Game™ Lesson

Topic: Micro Economic Factors

Mathematics Objectives

The student will be able to:

Collect, organize and display data 4.A.1

Analyze data 4.B.1

Add decimals including money 6.C.1.e (Grade 5)

Subtract decimals including money 6.C.1.f (Grade 5)

Multiply decimals including money 6.C.1.g (Grade 5)

Reading Objectives

The student will be able to:

Develop and apply knowledge of organizational structure of informational text to understand what is read 2.A.3

Determine and analyze important ideas and messages in informational texts 2.A.4 (Grades 5-6)

Synthesize ideas from text 2.A.4.g

Explain how someone might use the text 2.A.4.i

When to do the lesson relative to the Stock Market Game™:

Early in the game

LearningResourceCenterLessons and Materials That Support the Topic

Learning from the Market: Lesson 6

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on Learning from the Market.
Scroll down and click on How Are Stock Prices Determined?and print lesson for classroom use. (Work with students in completing Activities 1-6, saving the two multiple choice items and the essay for an assessment tool.)

The Stock Market Game Guide: Lesson14

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on TheStock Market Game Guide.
Scroll down and click on Why Stock Prices Changeand print lesson for classroom use.

Vocabulary for Lesson

Supply, demand, equilibrium price, bull market, bear market, civilian labor force, inflation, exports

Teacher Background

Teachers need to understand that the stock market matches people who want to buy stock in a company (demand) with those who wish to sell stock (supply) and that their interaction creates a “market clearing” or equilibrium price for the stock. Teachers should be aware of the kinds of news that affects stock prices.

Assessment

Refer to Learning from the Market:Lesson 6, Multiple Choice items and the Essay.

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on Learning from the Market.
Scroll down and click on How Are Stock Prices Determined?(Use the multiple choice items and the essay.)

Additional Resources within the Stock Market Game™ Website

Lesson Planning Resources: Topic #3 What Are Markets? (For teacher use)

Go to
Click on the Lesson Planninglocated under the In the Classroom tab.
Scroll down and click on Lesson Planning Resources.
Scroll down to 3. What Are Markets? Then, click on and peruse What Affects the Marketsfor your information.

The Stock Market GameGuide: Lesson 13

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on The Stock Market Game Guide.
Scroll down and click on Demand and Supplyand print lesson for classroom use.

Stock Talk: Sticky Stocks

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on Stock Talk
Click on Sticky Stocks
Print article for classroom use.

Stock Talk: Helping Harry

Go to
Click on the LearningResourceCenter (found on the upper dark blue tabs).
Click on Curriculum Materials.
Scroll down and click on Stock Talk
Click on Helping Harry
Print article for classroom use

Additional Web Resources

To apply these concepts students can participate in online simulations at:

The mathematics and reading objectives identified for this lesson are objectives taken from Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC). Unless otherwise indicated, they are middle school objectives. Elementary and high school teachers will need to adjust them based on the proficiency levels of their students and local curricular specifications.