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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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