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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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