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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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