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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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