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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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