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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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