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
In states that have their own standards, a state-specific alignment should be prioritized.
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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