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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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