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You must create an investment game for students to use. You will create a user account in the same manner as the students, which is described in step 3. Once an account is created, you will then create a game according to your own specifications.
The following Arizona Math Standards will be addressed with this Web Quest:
1M-P2. Construct, interpret and demonstrate meaning for real numbers and absolute value in problem-solving situations
2M-P1. Construct and draw inferences including measures of central tendency, from charts, tables, graphs and data plots that summarize data from real-world situations
3M-P2. Represent and analyze relationships using written and verbal explanations, tables, equations, graphs and matrices and describe the connections among those representations
3M-P9. Determine maximum and minimum points of a graph and interpret results in problem situations
6M-P1. Use inductive and deductive logic to construct simple valid arguments
6M-P2. Determine the validity of arguments
The following Arizona Social Studies Standards (Strand 5 - Economics) will be addressed with this Web Quest:
Concept 1: Foundations of Economics
PO 4. Evaluate the economic implications of current events from a variety of sources (e.g., magazine articles, newspaper articles, radio, television reports, editorials, Internet sites).
PO 5. Interpret economic information using charts, tables, graphs, equations, and diagrams.
Concept 1: Foundations of Economics
Concept 3: Macroeconomics
PO 2. Explain the effects of inflation and deflation on different groups (e.g., borrowers v. lenders, fixed income/cost of living adjustments).
PO 3. Describe the economic and non-economic consequences of unemployment.
PO 4. Analyze fiscal policy and its effects on inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.
PO 5. Describe the functions of the Federal Reserve System (e.g., banking regulation and supervision, financial services, monetary policy) and their influences on the economy.
Concept 5: Personal Finance
PO 5. Explain the risk, return, and liquidity of short- and long-term saving and investment vehicles.
PO 6. Identify investment options, (e.g., stocks, bonds, mutual funds) available to individuals and households.