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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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