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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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