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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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