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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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