Stock Market and Wall Street
This section contains resources and activities related to the stock market an Wall Street.
The Market - Real-time Stock Market and Cryptocurrency Challenge
Description: The Market is an incredible application that allows students to choose and track shares of real companies over time in a simulated environment. Teachers can even set up competitions for their classes. NOW WITH NEW STOCKS AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES.
The Mysterious Eye of Providence
Description: This fun activity explores the symbolism and meaning behind the "Eye of Providence" - the bizarre and misunderstood symbol on the back of the U.S. One dollar bill. Students must conduct an interview with the eye-pyramid in which their questions and answers will try to explain the meaning. Following their work, the final page provides the actual meaning of the various symbols and students can compare their thoughts with the actual symbolism.
United States Currency Gallery - $1 bill to $100,000 bill!
Description: This is simply a clickable gallery that allows students to investigate low and high denominations of U.S. dollar bills from today and from the early 1900s. Did you know there used to be $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 bills?
Currency Mismatch - Online Game
Description: This is a wildly fun game that requires students to drag and drop the correct presidential faces to their correct dollar bills. The game is timed and makes for awesome friendly competitions within a classroom.
Founding Fathers on U.S. Currency Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes short descriptions and five multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 182 Words; LEXILE: 510
An Introduction to Cryptocurrency Reading Comprehension
Description: This video will show you how to use The Market is you are a teacher.
World Currency Identification
Description: Do you know that currency in other countries look nothing like the currency in the United States? Match the currency with its correct nation. If you look closely at each example of currency, you'll find clues to the identity of each.
Uses for Money Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Uses for Money Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and four multiple choice questions
The Functions of Banks Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Bernie Madoff - Ponzi Scheme Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 443 words; LEXILE = 1210
Bernie Madoff - Ponzi Scheme Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 443 words; LEXILE = 1210
