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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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