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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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