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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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