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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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