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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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