Show me the Money

Teacher Notes

Hints for the teacher:

1. Time Frame:
   Steps 1-3 of the Process should take 1-2 days, depending on the level of your students.
   Steps 4-7 of the Process should take 1-2 days.
   Steps 8-9 are at the teacher's discretion. We suggest that the students check the values of their investments at least once every two weeks, for a period of twelve weeks.
   Steps 10-13 should take 1-3 days, after the 12-week period has ended.
   
2. We suggest that you print and photocopy a hard copy of the Process for each group or student, along with a copy of each student's role worksheet.
   
3. There are several Products suggested for this WebQuest. The teacher may assign or not assign any of these Products.
   
4. The graphs can be done by hand or using a program like Microsoft's Excel.
   
5. Regarding Assessment:
   The teacher should decide whether to grade students individually or as a group, or a combination of both.
   The teacher could be responsible for all of the assessment, or the students could assess each other's work.
   If you use all of the rubrics provided, that will account for a total of 90 points. But no rubric is provided for the role worksheets or the T-table. You may wish to make these two products worth a total of 10 points, for a total of 100.

Links:

The following links are to each role's worksheet. These correspond to Step 3 of the Process.

• The Conservative's Worksheet
  
• The Cautious Investor's Worksheet
  
• The Moderate's Worksheet
  
• The Gambler's Worksheet

This rubric page provides rubrics which may be used to assess some of the assigned products.