Financial Algebra Course

financial algebra course logo

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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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