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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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