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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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