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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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