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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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