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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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