Markets arise in order to allow people and institutions to trade items of value for something else of value. Markets are efficient when they are unrestricted. The prices in a market send signals and provide incentives to buyers and sellers. To underst...

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Title:
Designing a Career in Architecture
Designing a Career in Architecture

Lesson

Grades: 6, 9, 10, 11, 12

This lesson provides students with views of the different areas in which an architect may work, depending on the focus of their interests and training. If a student is comfortable with math and...

 New York Stock Exchange | Project Discovery Revisited
New York Stock Exchange | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

The New York Stock Exchange is the largest stock market in the world. Approximately 2,300 companies belong to this market in which over 6 billion shares of stock are traded every day. In 1792, the...