Class 1: Welcome to Investment Opportunities

EQ - What is the essential question for this class period?

1. Syllabus Review
2. Activator - Create a Group Spending Plan
3. Discuss Spending Plans
4. Paying Yourself First
5. TOD - Develop an EQ for today's lesson?

Today's Market Environment

EQ – What events have affected the day’s market levels?

1.      Access cnbc.com

2.      Analyze the market for today – Is it up? Is it down? Why?

3.      Compose a half page, typed response to explain your answers

4.      You must type in Calibri font size 12 and double space your text.

5.      Print your response when finished

6.      If students complete tasks early they may access their portfolios at www.weseed.com

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Classes 18 & 19: Introduction to the Stock Market Game

EQ – How do I use weseed.com to play the stock market game?

1. Weseed Account Login
2. Weseed tutorial
3. Research Process
4. How to trade stocks
5. Description of expectations
6. Stock Analysis
7. Buying and Selling
8. Daily Log

Classes 16 & 17: Reading the Stock Market Pages

EQ – How does the analysis of a stock quote impact an investing decision?

1. Activator: Preparing for the Stock Market Game
2. Activity Review Handout
3. Class Discussion

Classes 14 & 15: Assessing Investing Opportunities

EQ – In which concept car would you chose to invest? Justify your decision.

1. Review Sector Analyis
2. Activator: Concept Cars
3. Museum Walk
4. Analyze the cars
5. Discussion
6. Make your selection

Classes 12 & 13: Sectors and ETF’s

EQ - What makes ETF’s a popular investment choice?

1. Activator – What companies are going to do really well?
2. What is an ETF?
3. List of ETF’s
4. Sectors?
5. Auto Manufacturers, Energy, Basic Materials (Metals)
6. Break into groups to learn about these sectors. Prepare to report your findings next class period.

- http://biz.yahoo.com/p/s_conameu.html

- http://www.google.com/finance (scroll to the bottom of the page)