Market Movers: Research, Risk, and Diversification

Middle School · Grades 6–8

Students learn how public interest, news, risk, and diversification affect simulated asset prices. They practice making and defending investment decisions using evidence rather than hype.

StockSt uses fictional currency and simulated shares for education only. This is not investment advice.

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Lessons

  1. Stocks, shares, and markets
    50 minutes
    Students define a stock, share, market, portfolio, and volatility.
    Open
  2. What moves a price?
    50 minutes
    Students analyze how news, popularity, scarcity, and sentiment can affect simulated prices.
    Open
  3. Research before you buy
    50 minutes
    Students gather evidence, compare options, and justify a simulated purchase.
    Open
  4. Risk, reward, and diversification
    50 minutes
    Students compare concentrated and diversified portfolios and explain the risk-return tradeoff.
    Open
  5. Avoiding hype and FOMO
    50 minutes
    Students recognize emotional decision-making and practice a disciplined process.
    Open
  6. Portfolio challenge
    50 minutes (launch session; the challenge runs over two to four class sessions)
    Students manage a diversified simulated portfolio and present results.
    Open

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