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	NGPF FULL-YEAR COURSE	SEMESTER COURSE	9-WEEK COURSE	FINANCIAL ALGEBRA COURSE	MIDDLE SCHOOL
USE CASE	Enough content to fill a full year or to build your own scope and sequence.	18 weeks of daily instruction to fit a traditional semester.	Perfect for summer school or for schools on trimesters/quarters	Perfect for a semester-long elective or third-year math alternative	Built to deliver personal finance to your middle school students.
# OF PERIODS	[68 Individual Lessons - # of Periods will vary]	88 Periods	45 Periods	Approximately 85	45 Periods
LESSON LENGTH	Varying length	45 minutes	45 minutes	60 minutes	60 minutes
JUMP$TART STANDARDS ALIGNED	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (+ Common Core aligned)	Yes
SPANISH TRANSLATION	Some activities	All activities, all exams	All activities	No	Nearly entire course
UNIT TESTS	Yes	Yes, with project-based alternative options	No	Yes	Yes
EXAMS	Diagnostic and Final (50 multiple choice; Version A & B available)	Diagnostic, Midterm, and Final (25 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer, 1 essay)	Diagnostic and Final (25 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer, 1 essay)	TBD	Diagnostic and Final (25 multiple choice questions)
NEARPOD LESSONS	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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MU-2.0 - Unit Plan & Assessments

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MU-2.1 - Your Values and Money

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Identify different ways that they relate to money
Assess their own personal values that shape how they make financial decisions

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MU-2.2 - Social Media and Spending

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Understand how social media can influence spending habits
Analyze marketing techniques from social media and advertisements that encourage spending

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MU-2.3 - Your Money in Context

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Understand how context of various situations can affect the financial decisions they make
Define economic terms about the paradox of value
Assess which of their personal values most affect how you interact with money

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ANALYZE: The Influence of Social Media

MOVE: Your Money Values

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Fincap Fridays

New Year, Same Habits

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Clothing Stores Are Closing Stores

Wealthy? Not Me!

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MATH: Making Sense of Percents

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ANALYZE: The Influence of Social Media

In this activity, students will be able to:

Identify various tactics that influencers and brands use to market products through social media
Analyze examples of these tactics on various social media platforms

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MOVE: Your Money Values

In this activity, students will be able to:

Explore their experiences and values related to money
Consider how individual values and circumstances impact people’s financial decisions

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PLAY: The Ultimatum Game

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Explore the behavior and emotions behind the financial decisions they make

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New Year, Same Habits

New surveys show that many Americans want to be smarter with money in 2021, but past studies show that people are not very good at sticking to new year's resolutions. What are some ways to stick to our goals?

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Likes Me, Likes Me Not

In Nov 2019, Instagram started hiding the amount of likes you get on each post. They announced that this was just a test and they wanted to prioritize people's mental health, but really they would get a lot of profit from this change.

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Not All It's Cracked Up To "G"

5G data has started to be offered in many more places, and can be up to 20% faster then 4G (with other benefits). Even though there is a lot of hype about it, you may not be able to access 5G for a few more years.

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Clothing Stores Are Closing Stores

Over the last 10 years shopping has moved online leading to many physical store locations to close down. This has caused many retail stores to think outside the box in order to survive.

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Wealthy? Not Me!

The annual Modern Wealth survey from Schwab was released in May 2022 and it shows how much money Americans think you must have in order to be considered wealthy. How has the average answer changed?

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Family Finance Talk

When parents lack confidence or control of their own financial situation, they can be less willing to talk about money with their children. But data shows that avoiding discussions about finances in the home can be a bad thing!

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MATH: Making Sense of Percents

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Calculate percents given survey data about how different generations make purchase decisions.
Explore different methods for solving problems with percents, including using fractions, decimals, and visuals.

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