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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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