Today’s Walking Classroom podcast discusses how stocks are bought and sold, and the factors that led to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. A stock is a portion of a company, so if you own stock, you are part owner of that company. Stocks are only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for them, and the stock market lost a lot of money during the crash of 1929.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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The Stock Market Crash Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
The Stock Market Crash Slide Deck
Explains of the building of the Chrysler Building, the tallest building in New York.
Uses modern parody to discuss the stock market crash of 1929.
Test your knowledge of the Stock Market Crash with this online quiz from Ducksters Education Site.
Invest your “fortune” in the stock market, research companies you want to invest in, and complete a project sharing your experience.
Read a passage about the Stock Market Crash and answer corresponding questions from the Council for Economic Education.
Simulate the ups and downs of the stock market with your class with this interactive game.
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