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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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