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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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