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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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