Financial Algebra Course

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DESCRIPTION

This free math curriculum is helping thousands of math teachers answer the age-old question, “When am I going to use math in real life?” with confidence.

The NGPF Financial Algebra Course engages students with real-world financial applications while maintaining deep mathematical rigor. Each of the course’s 10 units blends one core personal finance topic with one relevant math concept (e.g. Investing and Exponential Functions).

Grade Level(s):
9-12
Standards Alignment:
National Standards for Personal Financial Literacy, Common Core Mathematics
Format(s):
Google Drive, Amplify Classroom Activities
Assessments:
1 exam per unit, course diagnostic, and course final exam
Cost:
FREE, and always will be

Course Materials

Syllabus, Assessments, and more

Unit 2

Checking & Linear Equations

Unit 3

Saving & Systems of Equations

Unit 4

Budgeting & Systems of Inequalities

Unit 5

Intro to Investing & Exponential Functions

Unit 6

Investing Strategies & Exponential Functions

Unit 7

Types of Credit & Modeling Functions

Unit 8

Managing Credit & Fundamentals of Statistics

Unit 9

Paying For College & Statistical Analysis

Unit 10

Insurance & Probability

Resources

PERSONAL FINANCE RESOURCES

What percent of students receive scholarships or grants for college? When the Mean is Nice CALCULATE: How Much House Can You Afford? What source of funding is used most often to start new businesses? PLAY: The Bean Game MOVE: Your Tax Dollar in Action INTERACTIVE: Compounding Cat Insanity CALCULATE: The Cost of Auto Loans CREATE: Personalized Productive Gap Year Plan CALCULATE: Impact of Credit Score on Loans INTERACTIVE: Online Bank Simulator PLAY: Budget Frenzy! MOVE: Inflation Over Time ANALYZE: A FAFSA Submission Summary RESEARCH: Professional Certifications What's the average credit score needed to rent an apartment? INTERACTIVE: Bummer! MOVE: Credit Musical Chairs PLAY: It Costs HOW Much? COMPARE: Types of Savings Accounts PLAY: Types of Car Insurance CALCULATE: The Math Behind Your Federal Taxes PLAY: Roll with the Market INTERACTIVE: Invest with STAX! PLAY: Organize Budget Expenses CALCULATE: Debt Avalanche v. Debt Snowball MOVE: Types of Employment PROJECT: Credit Protections - You Be the Teacher MOVE: Let's Make a Mutual Fund ANALYZE: Dollar Cost Averaging You Just Gotta Habit! If you invested $1,000 in Netflix stock 10 years ago, what would it be worth now? FINE PRINT: Schumer Box ANALYZE: Household Debt and Credit Report What are the top 3 types of products/services Gen Z is most likely to splurge on? What percent of new businesses are still operating after 10 years? RESEARCH: Credit Protections FINE PRINT: Checking Account Statement Over a recent 20 year period, what percent of pros investing in large companies "beat the market?" CALCULATE: Return on Your College Investment Do consumers send more money on Venmo or spend more money on Amazon? Which savings strategy is most effective? What percent of Americans with credit card debt have carried a balance for over 1 year? What is the average credit card debt held by Gen Z? MOVE: Up and Down with Credit Scores ANALYZE: Inequalities in Investing INTERACTIVE: Living Paycheck to Paycheck MOVE: What Determines Your Insurance Premium? How much more likely is a business to launch if the founder creates a business plan? How much does a texting while driving ticket increase auto insurance premiums? COMPARE: Which Repayment Option is Best? FINE PRINT: Financial Aid Package

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

AMPLIFY: Marbleslides: Exploring Exponentials AMPLIFY: Polygraph: Guess the Distribution AMPLIFY: Recursive Formulas: Paying Down an Auto Loan AMPLIFY: Writing Equations in Standard Form AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Linear Systems AMPLIFY: Exponential vs Linear Patterns AMPLIFY: Linear Equations from Checking Word Problems AMPLIFY: Writing and Graphing a System of Linear Equations AMPLIFY: The (Awesome) Coordinate Plane Activity AMPLIFY: Recursive Formulas: Paying Down Student Loans AMPLIFY: Point Collector: Lines AMPLIFY: Histograms and Box Plots of Housing Costs AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Independent and Dependent Events AMPLIFY: Chance Experiments AMPLIFY: Graphing Systems of Equations with Savings Balances AMPLIFY: Credit Dot Plots AMPLIFY: Complex Systems of Inequalities AMPLIFY: The Impact of Investing Fees on Exponential Growth AMPLIFY: Comparing Funds Using Compound Annual Growth Rate AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Matching Recursive Sequences AMPLIFY: Prize Wheel Puzzle AMPLIFY: Real World Linear Inequalities AMPLIFY: Exponential Regression in Investing AMPLIFY: Linear Equations in Standard Form AMPLIFY: Writing Linear Equations and Checking AMPLIFY: Cart Sort: Graphing Linear Inequalities and Income AMPLIFY: OLS Regression and College Costs AMPLIFY: College Sticker Price and ACT Scores AMPLIFY: Graphs of Piecewise Functions AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Sampling Methods AMPLIFY: Systems of Two Linear Equations AMPLIFY: Growth of Savings vs Investments AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Conditional Probability AMPLIFY: Investing and Exponential Change AMPLIFY: Exploring Tax Rates by Income Level and Tax Type AMPLIFY: Piecewise Functions: FICA Tax Rates AMPLIFY: Exponential Growth in Circles AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Linear Equations in Standard Form AMPLIFY: Linear Growth Patterns AMPLIFY: Create a Histogram AMPLIFY: Future Value of a Periodic Investment AMPLIFY: Exploring State and Local Tax Rates AMPLIFY: Piecewise Functions: Calculating Effective Income Tax Rates AMPLIFY: Card Sort: Four Views of a Function AMPLIFY: Growth Factor and Investments AMPLIFY: Piecewise Functions: Introducing Marginal and Effective Tax Rates AMPLIFY: Comparing the Cost of Different Student Loans