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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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