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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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