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
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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