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Stock Market Game

Stock Market Game. UIC-Center for Economic Education. (312) 413-3599 http://cee.econ.uic.edu. Stock Market Game: Worldwide Access through www.stockmarketgame.org Participants from around the world, not just in Illinois. Who Are We/What Are We Doing Here.

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Stock Market Game

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  1. Stock Market Game UIC-Center for Economic Education (312) 413-3599 http://cee.econ.uic.edu

  2. Stock Market Game: Worldwide Access through www.stockmarketgame.org Participants from around the world, not just in Illinois

  3. Who Are We/What Are We Doing Here • Participants from different grades: • Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 • Participants from different subject areas: • Social Science • History • Math • Economics • Computers • English

  4. What is this thing called SMG? • A Curriculum • A Simulation • A Guide • A Game

  5. A Curriculum • Cross-Curricular • Math, Economics, Finance, History, Political Science • Technology Component • Grade-Level Appropriate • Correlated to Standardized Skills

  6. A Simulation • Encourages Cooperative Learning • Decision Making Models • Research Skills

  7. A Guide • Provides Insight into how the Market works • Provides Insight on how participants select stocks • Provides a Vehicle for Discipline in Spending • Provides Insight into how Geo-Political events shape the Economy in the U.S.

  8. A Game • SMG World Wide Keeps Score • Students Compete within Schools and Between Schools in the Chicago Area • Engaging for Students • Competition gets students interested in the newspaper!

  9. The S.T.U.F.F.you need to Know • Setting up your classroom • Teaching your curriculum • Understanding the rules • Figuring out the portfolio • Fun!

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