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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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