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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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