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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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