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STOCK MARKET ACTIVITY
6th GRADE AcceleratED MATH
STOCK MARKET ACTIVITY
6th GRADE AcceleratED MATH
In this activity you will be given $1,000,000 and you will be investing that fictitious money in individual stocks of your choice in a stock market simulation. You will track the gain/loss of your investments over the duration of the activity. The object of the activity is NOT to make money. The object of the activity is to learn the math concepts of percentage gain/loss, real-life application of positive and negative numbers, financial literacy, economics, market forces, and current events and much more!
We will be using How the Market Works for this activity.
Follow the steps below to register and join our SAES ADV MATH contest.
Register your account with "HOW THE MARKET WORKS"
Register your account with "HOW THE MARKET WORKS"
Click the "Create Account" button
Fill in all of the required fields.
** WRITE DOWN YOUR LOG-IN INFORMATION! YOUR TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION - IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO RESET AN ACCOUNT. DO NOT FORGET OR LOSE YOUR LOG-IN INFORMATION!
Use 8 or more characters for your password with a mix of letters, numbers and symbolsIt doesn't matter how much "Virtual Cash" you choose, you will have $1,000,000 in the Advanced Math activity (see below).
You MUST agree to the "Terms and Conditions", check that you are not a Robot and click the Register Button.
Click the "CONTESTS" tab and click the "JOIN CONTESTS" Button
Click "Find New Contest"
Type "Shaler"
Push "Find" button
Make sure it shows "Shaler" as the contest name
Push "JOIN" button (Green)
THE PASSWORD FOR THE "Shaler" contest is
saesTHE PASSWORD FOR THE "Shaler" contest is
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
You are enrolled in two contests. First is the "Shaler" contesT and the one that YOU SHOULD BE IN. The second is a "PRACTICE Portfolio" and can be ignored.
You are enrolled in two contests. First is the "Shaler" contesT and the one that YOU SHOULD BE IN. The second is a "PRACTICE Portfolio" and can be ignored.
MAKE SURE that "Shaler" is chosen/visible in the "Select Contest Field" for any activity that you want to count in your class activity!
MAKE SURE that "Shaler" is chosen/visible in the "Select Contest Field" for any activity that you want to count in your class activity!
You may have to refresh the page or log out and log back in to make sure that it appears.
Now you can make your first stock purchase and after that buy and sell as you wish for the duration of the contest.
MAKE SURE you are in the "Shaler" contest (it should be appear in the "Select Contest" window.
Watch the video (Right) for instructions on making a purchase.
**NOTE** You can NOT "SHORT SELL" or "COVER" in this activity.
The chart below lists some common companies and their stock symbols. (You are NOT limited to these stocks!)
Once you have bought some stocks, you can keep track of your portfolio and your RANKINGS in the SAES ADV MATH contest.
**See the video to the right for instructions
This video explains various screens and where to find various information that you will need when you make the final project for this activity.
Advanced concepts
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