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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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