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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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