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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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