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Session Overview
Session Overview
This 15-minute, student self-guided activity focuses on how a publicly traded company’s stock price is established before it is first offered for sale and how stocks are bought and sold on an exchange.
Objectives for this session:
Students learn why public companies sell stock, what happens during a company’s initial public offering, and how stocks are traded on a stock exchange.
Key Terms
Key Terms
stock a share of the ownership of a company
initial public offering (IPO) the very first sale of a stock by a company that had been privately held but is now going to become a public company
stock market/exchange the location in which stocks are bought and sold
stockbroker a person who acts as a go-between for the buyer and seller of stocks; usually charges a commission fee
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/-QYAAA
Give students instructions for completing the work, including your expectations for how and when they will complete the student activity.
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