This grassroots project is related to the learning outcomes in the Grade 8 Math program. The project took place from Feb. 25 to Mar. 25, 2002. It involved 3 classes and 2 teachers.

Prior to the start of the project, students researched the history of various company stocks on the Toronto, New York, and NASDAQ stock exchanges to help them decide which stocks they wished to invest in. This was done by visiting various financial and business related web sites on the internet. On Feb. 25, each student was given $10,000 imaginary web dollars. Out of this $10,000 students had to invest a minimum of $8000. The remaining money was put aside to go towards their total at the end. Students had to purchase 3-5 stocks on the TSE, NYSE, or NASDAQ. From Feb. 26-Mar. 24, students checked the value of their company shares at regular intervals (ex- every 2-3 days) by visiting the TSE, NYSE, and NASDAQ website. On Mar. 25, students sold their shares and determined the total value of their stocks at this time.

In our school, there will be cash prizes and certificate given to the three students who have accumulated the greatest total of web dollars at the end of the project.

As a part of their stock analysis, the students calculated the percent increase or decrease of their stocks. This is one of the learning outcomes in the percent component of the Grade 8 Math program. The Grade 8 math curriculum guide states in relation guide states in relation to calculating percent increase or decrease, "this topic relates well to the discussion of issues such as increases or decreases in the Consumer Price Index, Value of the Canadian dollar, and fluctuation of the stock market."

To conclude their project, students completed a summary table of their stocks and wrote a paragraph describing what they learned from and liked about the project.