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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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