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Make Big Money
 * Invest Quest: **

A WebQuest for 9th Grade Algebra

Designed by: Dan, Emily, Sarah Great Beyond (June 24, 2010) Make Big Money!. Retrieved from http://flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/3798747786/

You've just been informed that you will receive an inheritance of 10,000,000 dollars. There is, however, one condition: You must first prove that you will not waste this money. To do so you will be given 10,000 dollars and one semester to invest in stocks. You must keep track of your progress and defend your results.
 * Congratulations! **

**Your Quest** At the end of this project you will present your investment portfolio to the class. In your portfolio you will have a list of the stocks you chose and why you chose them, an explanation of any changes you made during the semester, and a graphic representation of your monetary gains/losses.

 **The Process**


 * 1) To give you a background on picking stocks, read through "Stock Learning Center" . There are a few pages on strategies for choosing stocks and a glossary of terms.
 * 2) Now choose your stock. You must purchase a minimum of four company's stocks with your 10,000 dollars. You may distribute your money between your stocks however you choose. To choose your stocks, begin by thinking of some companies you would be interested in investing in.
 * 3) Now go to the "Investor guide " and search for your stocks by letter or by typing into the search bar. You can see the current price of the stock by clicking on the "offers" button in the far right hand column.
 * 4) Once you have bought your stock, record the name, date, amount and current price of that stock in your notebook.
 * 5) Once you have spent all 10,000 dollars, you will need to create a spreadsheet using either Microsoft Excel, a Google document, or by hand with a pen and paper.
 * 6) Each week you will be checking on your progress either in the newspaper, the "Investor guide " or on one of these sites: "[|Google finance] ", "[|Yahoo finance] "
 * 7) Record the new prices in your spreadsheet. Calculate how much each stock's value has increased or decreased and use this to find your gains and losses for this week.
 * 8) You will also be calculating the percentage growth or decline for each week.
 * 9) After 15 weeks, you will be deciding on a graphical representation of your collected data. The type of graph is up to you, but your y-axis must represent money and your x-axis must represent time.

 **Evaluation** You will NOT be graded on how much you earn. You will be graded on a scale from 1 to 5 (1=F, 5=A) in each of the following categories: Completeness, Organization, Mathematical Accuracy, and Presentation.

Completeness: All components of the project are turned in and on time.

Organization: Spreadsheet and graph are clearly labelled and results are prominently displayed.

Mathematical Accuracy: All computations have been checked for accuracy. Graph accurately represents the data.

Presentation: Student is well prepared to present results and explanations of their work.

 **Conclusion** At the end of this webquest, you will have learned the basics of investing and how to apply mathematical skills to the stock market. You will be able to organize data in charts and graphs and present your results to your classmates.

 **Credits & References**
 * Retrieved from http://beginnersinvest.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=beginnersinvest&cdn=money&tm=10&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//library.thinkquest.org/3096/ on June 24, 2010.
 * Retrieved from http://www.investorguide.com/stock-list.php on June 24, 2010.
 * Retrieved from http://www.google.com/finance on June 24, 2010.
 * Retrieved from http://finance.yahoo.com/ on June 24, 2010.
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