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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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