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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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