EXPLORATORY

EXPLORATORY CLASS﻿  6th grade Brigade Project  Website  [|BeGreenGetGreen]

__**Stock Market Game **__** [|STOCK MARKET GAME] **

and dividends received are listed in Transaction History and are included in the portfolio's total equity.
 * Dividends**-part of a company's profit's (earnings) that pays as money or shares to stockholders. In the The Stock Market Game,

want to buy at prices they are willing to pay
 * Profit**-What remains after subtracting a company's costs from its revenue. Profit is a company's reward for taking a risk and successfully producing what people

earnings and its share price. It is caluculated by dividing the current price per share by the earning per share.
 * Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio)-** a company's closing price divided by its latest annual earnings per share. The Price/Earning is the relationship between a company's


 * Record Date**- date set by a company on which an individual must own shares to be eligible to receive dividends


 * Yield**-the rate of return on an investment paid in dividends or interest. It is expressed as a percent.

__**Dividend and Earnings Practice (in draft book)**__

Dividend payment= (dividend per share) x (number of shares)

1. Fred has 500 shares of a stock that is paying $0.12 in dividends per share annually. What will his total dividend payment be?

2. Jason owns 430 shares of a stock that will pay a $0.22 dividend this year. His brother, David, owns 510 shares. How much more money in dividend payments will David receive than Jason?

3. Kyle wants to buy 20 more shares of a stock that is currently valued at $52.13 per share. She hopes to use her upcoming dividend payment for this purchase. If the 1,750 shares of stock she currently owns will pay a dividend of $ 0.596 per share, will she have enough money to buy another 20 shares?

4. Ben received a total dividend payment of $196.08 for the 860 shares of stock he owned. How much was the dividend per share?

5. Find the dividend payment for each of the stock you have purchased and record in your draft book as the appropriate graph to display your data.

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__ Thinking questions to be answered in draft books at the end of class. __  How do investors make money on their investments? Other than buying and selling stock, are there other ways to earn money on investments?

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6-8 Grade Background:

Good investors consider many things when choosing a stock. For example they:
 * are impressed with the products or services a company provides
 * like the product or believe other people like and use the product
 * are positive about how a stock has performed in the past
 * think the company will do well in the future
 * feel the industry is important and is likely to stay strong into the future
 * do analysis using tools such as P/E ratios and dividends

6-8 Grade Question: Pretend you’re walking to school and you meet a stock…that talks! As you converse with the stock, it convinces you that it’s the perfect stock to join the savings you’re setting aside for college. What does the stock say that convinces you to choose it? Pick a real stock that comes as close as possible to the one you met on your walk. Explain why you selected that stock.

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===**Exploratory class is used for 'exploring' and integrating concepts from all subject areas. We will be working on long term projects to enhance learning and build skill sets.**===

__**Week of Jan. 31st till TBA **__

[] The students from Mrs. Biller, Ms. Kalior and Mrs. Morrison's classes are involved in The Stock Market Game and Live Stock Adventure Game for this exploratory.