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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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