Students receive imaginary money and invest online.
The follow up work involved calculating their individual dividends, noting the changes in stocks, etc. They will also have an opportunity to find a job based on their career choice. Students created a spreadsheet of their expenses and income, they then made a pie chart that was used for follow up discussion. They will refer to their textbook in order to write a short essay on the dangers of large debts. The chart from this website has updated information on the volume of global trade.