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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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