Exploring Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship - 8th Grade
This is a semester long course which offers students the opportunity to create, market, and operate their own business. Students will participate in a Business Expo to showcase their business. Students will develop basic skills in touch typing and proper business etiquette in the workplace. Students will be able to create documents using MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, and Publisher. Students will participate in the Stock Market Game and compete against other 8th graders in the state. The atmosphere for the class is a business setting.
There will be field trips to provide hands-on experience for some lessons. More details to come as field trips are finalized.
There will be field trips to provide hands-on experience for some lessons. More details to come as field trips are finalized.
STOCK MARKET GAME
February 1 - April 22
www.stockmarketgame.org
Students will work in groups of 3-4 people investing in stock. Each team will receive a virtual amount of $100,000 to invest in an online portfolio. Teams will compete school-wide and statewide.
www.stockmarketgame.org
Students will work in groups of 3-4 people investing in stock. Each team will receive a virtual amount of $100,000 to invest in an online portfolio. Teams will compete school-wide and statewide.