Seventh graders learn the basics of investing — using money to try to grow it over time. They match key terms: stocks (owning part of a company), bonds (lending money), dividends, portfolios, and diversifying to lower risk.
Students will be able to…
Beyond saving, people INVEST to try to grow their money. What are the key ideas of investing?
Project this and match each investing term to its meaning — tap the term, then tap the meaning.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Beyond saving, people invest to grow money — what are the key ideas?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the C3 Framework (Economics) & the National Standards for Personal Financial Education.
Explain basic investments.
Explain markets & risk.
Explain investing incentives.
Draw conclusions about risk.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students explain the difference between a stock and a bond. A printable investing sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.