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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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