Stock Market Webquest
Culminating 8th Grade Activity
Duration of Project Three Weeks

Project Description

• Students will do their own work, yet are encouraged to collaborate.


• Students will learn the basics of the stock market.


• Students will investigate company stocks to purchase.


• Students will analyze stocks and at least five to purchase.


• Student will purchase approximately $50,000 in stock as part of a simulated on-line stock game. If the game is
  available otherwise the students will select purchases for a certain day.
  They will use the price of the stock purchased on the close amount.


• Students will track the progress of their stock over three weeks.


• Students will find out the average cost to purchase stocks.


• Students will research and report on the stocks historiical performance.
  At least five years back, if a new stock from inception date .


• Student will use Microsoft Office Word, Powerpoint, and Excel to present company information, company logo's, graphs of the companies stock performance.

Daily Plan

Day one and two: Students learn the basics of the stock market

Day three: Students investigate the idea of a sector.
Students should pick one sector to report on in their Powerpoint Presentation.
Some Sector Examples
Technology
Healthcare
Retail
Service
Day four and five: Students will continue to research .

Day three and four:Student begin to select stocks for their portfolio

Day four: Students purchase their stocks , however
they will get historical data on daily stock price fluctutaoin from.

Day five:Students prepare excel spreadsheets to track their stock information
(daily price fluctuations)

Day six, seven, eight
Student should begin building their Powerpoint Presentation they are responsible for the slides on a sector of their choice

Day nine
Student collect information using Microsoft Word.

Day ten and third week: PowerPoint with animations, pictures, sound, and company information.
Brochure made in Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word marketing a company of their choice to
potential investors.
Excel Spreadsheet with charts showing the overall performance of the fund, averages, and median stock prices
Students should continue to track stock purchases.

Technology

Mathematics

Investigate and formulate questions from problem situations.

Represent situations verbally, numerically, graphically, geometrically, or symbolically.

Discuss, write, read and listen to mathematical ideas.

Reason with proportions,from graphs and inductively/deductively.

Create connections between math and other subjects and to the world outside the classroom.

Creating mathematical connections through applying mathematics.

Use statistical methods to describe, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions.

Using estimation both in solving problems and in checking the reasonableness of results.

Explore relationship among representations of, and operations on, whole numbers, fractions, decimals
integers, and rational numbers.

Developing an understanding of ratio, proportion, and percent.

Language Arts

Stock Quest Information Source

1.   What does a stock represent?

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2.   What is a disadvantage of owning stock?          

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3.   How do you buy and sell stocks?

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4.   Other than selling at a higher price, what is another way to make money from stock holdings?
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5.   How many votes do you get for each share of stock?

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6.   How do you determine if a stock is at a good price?

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7.   What is the P/E growth ratio?

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8.   You should buy stocks in a variety of industries � True/False

9.   It is recommended to have a portfolio of 5-10 stocks - True/False

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10. What are 2 factors to consider when identifying stocks?

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11.   Where are two places you can go on the Internet to research stocks?
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12.   What was the price for a share of Dell last Friday?
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Collaboration Rubric

Use collaboration skills in formal and informal groups.

Exceeds Expectations:

Approaches Expectations:

• Communicates a commitment to the group goals but does not carry out assigned responsibilities.


• Participates with prompting and may express ideas and opinions without considering the feelings and knowledge base of others.


• When prompted, helps identify changes or modifications necessary in the group process.


• Attempts to perform one role within the group.

• Does not work toward group goals.


• Does not participate in group interaction even with prompting.


• May act inappropriately, distracting group members from goals.

Instructions for creating a Microsoft Word table

1.      Click on the Table button on the standard toolbar.

2. Drag the cursor down and right to create a table that is 6 across and 6 down.

3. Click on View/Toolbars/Tables and borders to display the tables and borders toolbar.

4. Explanation of top row of toolbar
   
   • Use the pencil to draw extra lines in your table
   • Use the eraser to erase lines in your table
   • Use the line list arrow to choose the line type
   • Use the line size list arrow to change the size of your lines
   • Use the border list arrow to create borders around all or certain parts of your table
   • Use the paint bucket to shade areas of your table
5. Enter the data as needed into your table

PowerPoint Instructions

SET TIMING

Click on Slide show/Slide Transitions
Check off the box to make the transitions automatic and enter the number of seconds
You can apply it to one particular slide, or every slide in the show
(You may want to change the number of seconds for each slide)

ANIMATE SLIDE

Click on Slide show/Custom Animations
Choose the element that you want to animate (for example � title)
Click on Animate automatically and enter the number of seconds
Click on the tab to choose your animation � (for example � crawl from left)
Hit apply

ADD SOUND OR MOVIE

Insert/Movies and Sounds/from file
Find the file you want to add
Hit insert
Click on the sound or movie icon to select it
Hit Slide show/Custom Animation
Animate automatically after 0 seconds
Apply
Preview your file by hitting Slide Show/View Show

Requirement

Exceeds Expectations:

• The student is consistently able to make significant use of verbal and/or visual media including technology to make clear and effective formal presentations, to the class and/or to a wider audience.
• The student understands the level of interest and the level of knowledge of their audience, the demands of the presentation format.
• The student understands the essential ideas in the topic or issue being presented. (e.g. includes definitions for clarity, supports main ideas using anecdotes, examples, statistics, analogies, and other evidence.) Forms of student presentations may include exhibits, concerts, and drama performances.

Meets Expectations:

• The student is frequently able to present information that is clear and organized using a less sophisticated combination of verbal and/or visual techniques.
• The student presents information that is more factual and "textbook" in fashion rather than incorporating their own ideas, feelings and thoughts.
• The student�s presentation is consistent with the audience�s level of interest and level of knowledge or understanding.

Approaches Expectations:

• The student is sometimes able to present basic information but has difficulty with organization and clear expression of meaning.
• There is little understanding for the audience�s level of interest or the audience�s level of knowledge.

Does Not Meet Expectations:

• The student is unable to present information that is clear and organized.
• The presentation is inappropriate for both the audience�s level of interest and level of knowledge.

Grading Rubric:

A total of 450 points is possible.

PowerPoint Outline

Slide 1-20

Explain the five companies you decided to invest in and why

Include a picture from the company�s web site and some pertinent information from the companies website

Slide 21

Was there a profit?  How much did you end up with?  What will be done differently in the future?

�        Include notes page for each slide to supplement your presentation.

�        Use automatic transitions � practice the timing along with your notes.

�        Use custom animation to embellish your slide show.

�        Add sound to your slide show.

�        Be prepared to speak when you give your presentation.

Brochure Rubric