ACTIVITY 2D: CHANGES AND MORE - FIGURE IT OUT!
Description
Students collect information for three stocks of their choosing, complete a table with their data, and determine the difference between current prices and 52-week highs and lows.
Math Objectives
The student will be able to:
• Find the difference between two numbers in decimal form
• Solve word problems
• Determine the least and greatest value in an answer set
Stock Market Concepts
52-Week High and Low
Stock Prices
Connections and Extensions
Writing: Students respond to the prompt, “Which of the three stocks would you rather include in your portfolio? Justify your response mathematically.”
Students respond to the prompt, “Why is it important to know how the current price of a stock relates to its 52-week high or 52-week low?
Students respond to the prompt, “Why does the range between the 52-week high and the 52-week low vary from stock to stock?”
Students respond to the prompt, “Would you rather buy a stock when its price is near the 52-week
high or the 52-week low? Why?”
Students respond to the prompt, “There is a popular investment slogan: Buy Low ~ Sell High. How
does finding the difference between a stock’s current price and its 52-week high and 52-week low
apply to this saying?”
ACTIVITY 2D: CHANGES AND MORE – FIGURE IT OUT!
Locate the Current Price, 52-Week High, and 52-Week Low for three stocks of your choosing. Pictures above are for example only. ocpk Symbol Current Price 52-We
A.
B.
C.
1. Calculate the difference between the 52-week high and 52-week low for each stock. Circle the largest difference. Put a box around the smallest difference.
Stock A: Stock B: Stock C:
2. Calculate the difference between the current price of each stock and its 52-week high.
Stock A: Stock B: Stock C:
3. Calculate the difference between the current price of each stock and its 52-week low.
Stock A: Stock B: Stock C:
Teachers Note: Answers will vary.
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