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Fixitup Faucet Company's Overseas Move
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/faucet/
As Assistant to the Undersecretary of Commerce
of a country abroad, you have received a letter from the Fixitup Faucet
Company asking if your country is the best one in which to locate one of
its manufacturing plants. You know your boss would want you to jump at
the chance to build up the economic strength of your country. Research
the factors about your country which would make this investment by the
faucet company a good one. Create a business brochure and make a presentation
to the Faucet Company's Board of Directors.
Author: Judy Harris & Edy Jacobson
EduStock
http://tqd.advanced.org/
3088/
Edustock teaches young and old alike what
the stock market is and how it can work for them. It includes tutorials
on how to pick good stocks. It also provides information on a select group
of companies to help you start your research into what stock is going to
make your fortune. Last of all, it provides a FREE 20 minute delayed Stock
market simulation on the World Wide Web.
Author: Michael Schulman, Derek Goldstein
and Jason Yang
How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic
System in the U.S.?
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
lessons/fecg1.htm
Students find examples from the newspaper
of the six characteristics of a market economy as they exist in the U.S.
today. Then find how the U.S. Constitution supports those characteristics.
Finally, compare the economic provisions of the U.S. Constitution with
that of China to understand the difference between a command and a market
system.
Author: Focus on Economics in Civics and Government
InvestSmart Stock Market Game
http://library.advanced.org/
10326/market_simulation/
index.html
The InvestSmart Stock Game is a hands-on tool
that helps you get started with trading stocks. No prior stock experience
is needed to enter this game. Just have fun There is no limit to the number
of classrooms that can play our game. Teachers can monitor their students'
progress and guide them to wisely invest their virtual money.
Author: Invest Smart
Is the Ruble Becoming Rubbish?
http://www.nytimes.com/
learning/general/
featured_articles/
980909wednesday.html
In this lesson, students evaluate the phrase
"the value of the dollar" by discussing the dramatic devaluation of the
Russian ruble. Students will create tables comparing costs of American
products to what items would cost in Russia today and appraise how their
own spending habits would be affected by monetary devaluation.
Author: Alison Zimbalist and Lorin Diggs
Oil Trade Game
http://www.eco.utexas.edu/
~wilcoxen/games/oiltrade/
Welcome to Oil Trader, a simulation exploring
arbitrage in the crude petroleum market. Each year you must choose whether
to buy or sell oil, and whether to borrow money or repay existing loans.
Use the buttons and scroll bars at the bottom of the game to indicate what
you want to do. When you're ready, click on the "Next Turn" button to see
what happens. The game lasts for 10 turns, each one year long. You can
restart it whenever you want by clicking the "Restart" button.
Author: Peter Wilcoxen
What Is a Stock, or Who Owns MacDonalds?
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
lessons/mark1.htm
Explore the fundamentals of the U.S. market
economy and stock ownership. Discuss how stockholders share risks and rewards
of business ownership by purchasing stocks.
Author: Learning for the Market: Integrating
the Stock Market Games
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