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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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