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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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