Lesson Plan

Stock Charting: Percentages and Profits

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Students discuss and use a formula to calculate "Percent of Change." They duscuss the stock market and ways reports are quantified. Students watch as the teacher demonstrates how to create a spread sheet to calculate changes of a particular stock or index for 15 days (an example is shown). Students create a spread sheet to calculate changes in a chosen stock. Over a period of three weeks, students enter information onto their spread sheet daily.

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Resource Details
Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
Technology
Database & Spreadsheet