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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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