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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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