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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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