Midterm Election November 4, 2014

The midterm election is drawing near and we'll have our mock elections 10/31 & 11/3.  An informed voter is always the best voter so if you can, do as much research ahead of time.

We'll watch a few sort videos on the Governor's race and one on the US Senate race in class.  You can also fill out your Election 2014 sheet (on the back of the stock market sheet) for extra credit.

Remind your parents to vote November 4th and enjoy your day off.

Stock Market Simulation WebQuest 2014

Use you worksheet (link here) to do the eTextbook goals, Stock Market activities on the Dow and NASDAQ, and then you can play the simulations.

Simulation I [Only works on some school computers, used as an example]

1. Click here and make sure that it opens in another window.

2. Read the introduction and then click on "Trade Traditional Stocks"

3. (You don’t need to update the Shock player. Don't update. If you have trouble, let me know.)

4. Buy stock in Duke, YeeeeeHaw.com, the Electric Co, and hypercola in any combination.

Stock Market Simulation II

This one is more complex and has a variety of scenarios. It also uses real company stock for examples.

How'd you do? Record your percent return on your worksheet.  Remember, you started with $15,000.  Also keep in mind that this is just a simulator--you'll never see returns like this in real life.

Bonus question:
Was the 1929 crash the biggest stock market crash in U.S. history? It depends on how you measure but there's some interesting info here.

If you still have time, check out the Golden Age of Radio WebQuest.

Which Political Party Are You?

While we're getting ready for the midterm elections on November 4th, it's a good idea to try to identify your politics.  

I don't put much stock in this test since it's so short (and from last election) but if you want a guess as to what your political party may be, you can try it.

Political Party Predictor (click here)

There's an overview of all of the US parties here.

Columbus Day

Enjoy your Monday off!
Learn more about Columbus Day over at the History Channel.

Also, the last day of the quarter is Friday, which is the last day to turn in make-up work.

History Fair 2015 Topic Ideas

Looking forward to another great year of History Fair!

Leadership & Legacy is the theme this year.  Look over the handout in class and on the Chicago History Fair link below for topic ideas.  Read about them briefly and try to pick two or three.