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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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