Speculation — Social Studies definition
Taking financial risk in expectation of a change in an asset’s price.
Where it is taught
- The 1920s: Consumer Culture, Conflict & Uneven Prosperity — World War I, the 1920s & Depression, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The 1920s: Consumption, Cultural Creation & Political Conflict — The 1920s, Depression & New Deal, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11