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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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