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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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