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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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