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GRADE LEVEL: <\/strong>9-12<\/p>\n

TOPIC \/ SUBJECT MATTER:<\/strong> Economics, World History<\/p>\n

TIME ALLOTMENT:<\/strong> Two 45-minute class periods<\/p>\n

OVERVIEW: <\/strong>
\nIn this media-enhanced lesson utilizing clips from the PBS series THE ASCENT OF MONEY, students will be introduced to the concepts of companies, the ownership shares offered by some companies to increase capital and distribute profits and risks, and the stock markets in which such shares are publicly traded as investments. <\/p>\n

In an Introductory Activity, students will identify and describe the familiar companies which constitute today\u2019s Dow Jones Industrial Average\u2014the world\u2019s primary index of stock performance. In the Learning Activities, students will explore the origins of companies and stock markets in 17th century Holland, learn about basic dynamics of \u201cbull\u201d and \u201cbear\u201d markets, and test their own investment savvy in an interactive stock market simulation. As a Culminating Activity, students will be asked to research the history and performance of one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies they identified in the Introductory Activity.<\/p>\n

Ideally, this lesson will be integrated into a unit on basic economics covering the concepts of companies, stocks, stock markets, and the laws of supply and demand.<\/p>\n

LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students will be able to:
\n\u2022\tDefine and describe the thirty companies whose collective performance constitutes the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
\n\u2022\tExplain the reasons behind the emergence of the world\u2019s first publicly traded company and stock market.
\n\u2022\tDescribe the process by which overvalued markets can \u201ccrash\u201d and cite examples from recent history.
\n\u2022\tDefine key terminology related to companies, stocks, and stock markets.<\/p>\n

MEDIA RESOURCES
\nVIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clip 1:<\/p>\n

Birth of the Stock Market<\/p>\n

Clip 2:<\/p>\n

Shock Markets<\/p>\n

Access the streaming and downloadable video segments for this lesson at the Video Segments Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WEBSITES <\/strong>
\nPlay the Market<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/stockmarket\/virtual.html<\/a>
\nA PBS-produced interactive simulation of stock investing.<\/p>\n

Dow Jones Industrial Average Timeline<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.stockcharts.com\/charts\/historical\/images2\/DJIA1900.gif<\/a>
\nA chart of Dow Jones Industrial Average\u2019s performance throughout the 20th century. <\/p>\n

STANDARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Standards for Economics<\/a>
\nStandard 7: Markets – Price and Quantity Determination<\/p>\n

\u2022\t Markets exist when buyers and sellers interact. This interaction determines market prices and thereby allocates scarce goods and services.<\/p>\n

Standard 8: Role of Price in Market System<\/p>\n

\u2022 \tPrices send signals and provide incentives to buyers and sellers. When supply or demand changes, market prices adjust, affecting incentives. <\/p>\n

Standard 14: Profit and the Entrepreneur<\/p>\n

\u2022\t Entrepreneurs are people who take the risks of organizing productive resources to make goods and services. Profit is an important incentive that leads entrepreneurs to accept the risks of business failure.<\/p>\n

National Standards for History<\/a>
\nWorld 5-12 Standards <\/p>\n

Era 6 – The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Standard 1
\nHow the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450 to 1600 led to global transformations. <\/p>\n

Standard 2
\nHow European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750. <\/p>\n

MATERIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the class:
\n\u2022\tComputer with internet access and audiovisual projection system
\n\u2022\t\u201cTaking Stock\u201d Student Organizer Answer Key (PDF<\/a>) (RTF<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n

For each group:
\n\u2022\tComputer with internet access\n<\/p>\n

For each student:
\n\u2022\t\u201cTaking Stock\u201d Student Organizer (PDF<\/a>) (RTF<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n

PREP FOR TEACHERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prior to teaching this lesson, you will need to:<\/p>\n

Preview all of the video segments and Web sites used in the lesson.<\/p>\n

Download the video clips used in the lesson to your classroom computer, or prepare to watch them using your classroom\u2019s Internet connection.<\/p>\n

Bookmark the Web sites used in the lesson on each computer in your classroom. Using a social bookmarking tool such as del.icio.us or diigo (or an online bookmarking utility such as portaportal) will allow you to organize all the links in a central location.<\/p>\n

Next: Proceed to Activities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesson plans for THE ASCENT OF MONEY were created by the LAB@Thirteen, Thirteen\u2019s Community and Educational Outreach Department.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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