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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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