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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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