High School Print Lessons

The High School print publication contains 23 lessons. You'll find 2 sample lessons below. These lessons are available in PDF format for you to download and use in your classroom.

Lesson 7 - What Are Mutual Funds? The students form class investment clubs that work much in the way mutual funds do. They invest $3,000 (300 shares at $10 a share) in up to six stocks. One year later they revalue their shares and determine whether a share in their class investment clubs has increased or decreased in value. Finally, they read about mutual funds and learn that the concept behind mutual funds is similar to the concept behind their class investment clubs. Concepts: Diversification, Liquidity, Load, Mutual fund, Net asset value, Risk and reward National Content Standards in Economics: Standard #2: Marginal Cost/Benefit Download this lesson (PDF - 745 KB) Lesson 17 - How Financial Institutions Help Businesses Grow The students read two case studies about the financing of businesses, contrasting modern approaches with approaches from the 1870s. Using transparencies, the students discuss the advantages of the corporate form of business organization over sole proprietorships and partnerships, while also discussing modern financial institutions that help American business firms grow. Concepts: Bond, Corporation, Federal Reserve System, Investment bank, Limited liability, Partnership, Sole proprietorship, Stock, Venture capital National Content Standards in Economics: Standard #10: Role of Economic Institutions Download this lesson (PDF - 736 KB)