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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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