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Session Overview
Session Overview
This 20-minute, student self-guided activity focuses on the importance of making informed investment decisions. It explains several ways to accumulate
information about a prospective company’s stock and describes the importance of evaluating each source of information fully and objectively.
Students learn where investors can find detailed information about companies
and how to evaluate each source of information.
Key Terms
Key Terms
net income: the amount of money a company has made in the last year after its expenses, taxes, and other costs are subtracted from its total revenue
earnings per share: the amount of money that one share of a company’s stock has earned, which is calculated by dividing its net income by the total number of shares outstanding
revenue growth: a measure of whether a company’s sales have increased or decreased over a period of time
price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio: the number derived from dividing a company’s current stock price by its earnings per share
debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio: the number derived from dividing a company’s total debt by the value of its shareholder equity
market capitalization: the number derived from multiplying the total number of a company’s shares by the price per share, which reveals the company’s worth on the open market
JA Take Stock In Your Future Guide for Volunteers and Teachers.pdfVolunteer and Educator Materials
Volunteer and Educator Materials
Before the session, do the following:
Preview the Online Session, including any videos and websites.
Determine how best to organize students to complete the extension (independent, small groups, station rotation, flipped classroom model, whole class, etc.)
The online session is designed for student direct access and includes interactive features. If you intend to project the online session on a screen, practice navigating and using the interactive features.
JA Take Stock Student Workbook.pdfStudent Materials
Student Materials
Share a digital copy of the corresponding pages of the Student Workbook with students. They can type in the document and save their work. Activity pages can also be printed.
Direct students to the online session. https://data.ja.org/s/2wYAAA
Give students instructions for completing the work, including your expectations for how and when they will complete the student activity.
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