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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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