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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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