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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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