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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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