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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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