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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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