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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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