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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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