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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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