Stock Market Games!

 

The Stock Market is a great way to bring math into the
real-world. Here are great lessons and simulation games that go with the stock market for classrooms 5-12th grade.

 

http://www.stocktrak.com/2005Version/ - Stock-Trak is the Internet's most comprehensive financial simulation available. Stock-Trak is the leader in portfolio simulations for the educational and general public markets with over 16 years experience helping students and individuals practice their trading before risking their real money.

 

http://www.nationalsms.com/na_index2.php The SMS (Stock Market Simulation) is the webs most comprehensive online trading game for your high, middle, and even elementary school students. With the SMS: Students can trade stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and commodities such as gold, silver, crude oil, and pork bellies.  A toll free customer service number for you and your students. A new trading period begins every other week so you can choose a trading period that best fits your schedule. A toll free fax version / back up in case your internet goes down your students are still able to trade. Cash prizes and t-shirts available. Weekly historical data as of each Friday.

 

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/stkmkt/index.htm - Crews Middle School Stock Market Game and how they use it.

 

http://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/C001759/stocksquest/mystocks.htm -The MyStocks page is the one-stop place where you can trade stocks with virtual money. The Global Stock Game (GSG) is the world's most realistic stock market simulation, where you can have fun and learn the stock market at no cost. Yes, it is 100% FREE.

 

http://www.virtualstockexchange.com  -The Virtual Stock Exchange web site is only one of several other stock simulation games on the web.  I want you to be aware of others so you can evaluate each based on your own involvement.  The following are other games to consider.

 

http://chicago.cba.uiuc.edu/index.htm UISES is a state of the art investment simulation designed to give students practical experience with investments and to foster a degree of familiarity with the technology that dominates the business world today. Here are all the resources that go with this great site! http://chicago.cba.uiuc.edu/k12.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/3088/ Edustock is an educational web page designed to teach young and old alike, what the stock market is, and how it can work for them. It includes tutorials on the stock market and how to pick good stocks. It also provides information on a select group of companies to help you start your research into what stock is going to make your fortune. ONLY PARTS OF THIS SITE ARE WORKING<,,, BUT GOOD INFORMATION.

http://simulator.investopedia.com/sub/prem.aspx  -What better way to teach students about financial markets than through hands-on experience without the real financial risks.

http://www.smgww.org/ -The Stock Market Game gives students
the chance to invest a hypothetical$100,000 in a real-time portfolio. They think they're playing a game. You know they're learning economic and financial concepts they'll use for the rest of their lives.

Web Quests can be a great way to teach kids the basics about the Stock market! Here are a few Webquests to use in your classroom

Mrs. Reddy’s - http://www.wfu.edu/%7Emccoy/NCTM00/steph.htm

Stock Market Math- http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/COX/webquest/stmarket.htm

Getting Greeedy For the Needy! - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pbelem/stockmarket/

High School Stock Market Webquests- http://www.itsco.org/webquest/class/jane/stockmarketHomePage.html 

Show Me the Money(6th grade)- http://www.chadwick-k12.com/Academics/Village/6th/stock/

High School Webquests- http://www.milforded.org/schools/foran/kuhtlhau/wq/stockmarketwq.html

Lesson Plans and resources:

http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/math/stocks/ Teachnology has clipart, worksheets, games, lesson plans, resources and more for teaching the stock market. It is all in one location and it’s easy!

Middle School Stock Market Lesson Plans: http://www.china-ms.u52.k12.me.us/%7Egperry/smlesson.htm

What is a Stock and Who Owns MacDonalds? http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/mark1.htm