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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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