Objective Students learn about the stock market.
Materials Buying and Selling Stocks activity sheets pencils Directions Ask students what they know about the stock market, leading them into a discussion of what the stock market is. The term stock market refers to the buying and selling of shares, or stock, in all kinds of companies, both in the United States and around the world. In this way, the stock market raises capital, or money, that a company can use in order to continue to produce its product or offer its services. Imagine that there is a company called Hawaiian Plantation that makes all kinds of tropical snack foods you like to eat. You can buy shares of Hawaiian Plantation stock.