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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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