Ascent of Money: Taking Stock: Companies and the Markets That Make Them
Source: PBS / WNET /Ascent of Money | Type: lesson
In this media-enhanced lesson utilizing clips from the PBS series THE ASCENT OF MONEY, students will be introduced to the concepts of companies, the ownership shares offered by some companies to increase capital and distribute profits and risks, and the stock markets in which such shares are publicly traded as investments. As a Culminating Activity, students will be asked to research the history and performance of one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies they identified in the Introductory Activity.
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