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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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