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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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