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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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