Introduction

Welcome to Bellevue Independent!!!! This is a project designed for 5th grade through 10th grade students. This project is a competition between classmates using real stock market data from the New York Stock Exchange.

The Task

You just won $20,000 dollars!!!!!!!! You're going to invest your money in the stock market. It is up to your group to select the five best stocks to invest in. You will keep track of your stock for eight weeks.

Resources

Stock Market Basics, Selecting Stocks, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange

The Process

1. Research stocks that your group may be interested in. Stock Market Basics

2. Select five stocks that you feel will be the best stock to invest in. Remember the more money the stock makes the more money you will make. Selecting Stocks

3. Each day you will need to locate your 5 stock investments and record the price and graph the data each day. NASDAQ , New York Stock Exchange

4. Combine all 5 stocks on the same graph to examine the differences and how it relates to what is occuring in the world.

5. Create a table showing the value of your 5 stocks.

6. Present an oral presentation of your finding to the class. The winner will be determined by the group/person with the highest net worth.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on their understanding of how to determine their price for each stock, their use of technology, the organization of the table/graph and their oral presentation.

Conclusion

I hope you've had fun investing $20,000 dollars in the stock market. What you've learned you can use in real life to try to make a few extra bucks. Be Careful Because Sometimes Your Stock Will Decrease!!!! I hope you will be able to recognize how the economy, management, politics, and other variables effect the stock market.