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

FINE PRINT: Checking Account Statement FINE PRINT: Financial Aid Package CREATE: Personalized Productive Gap Year Plan How much more likely is a business to launch if the founder creates a business plan? Which savings strategy is most effective? MOVE: What Determines Your Insurance Premium? PLAY: It Costs HOW Much? What source of funding is used most often to start new businesses? PLAY: The Bean Game MOVE: Types of Employment What percent of new businesses are still operating after 10 years? PLAY: Types of Car Insurance ANALYZE: A FAFSA Submission Summary COMPARE: Which Repayment Option is Best? Over a recent 20 year period, what percent of pros investing in large companies "beat the market?" CALCULATE: The Cost of Auto Loans What's the average credit score needed to rent an apartment? INTERACTIVE: Online Bank Simulator What are the top 3 types of products/services Gen Z is most likely to splurge on? PLAY: Organize Budget Expenses CALCULATE: How Much House Can You Afford? What is the average credit card debt held by Gen Z? RESEARCH: Professional Certifications How much does a texting while driving ticket increase auto insurance premiums? CALCULATE: Debt Avalanche v. Debt Snowball When the Mean is Nice PLAY: Roll with the Market MOVE: Inflation Over Time MOVE: Credit Musical Chairs MOVE: Let's Make a Mutual Fund MOVE: Up and Down with Credit Scores INTERACTIVE: Living Paycheck to Paycheck ANALYZE: Inequalities in Investing INTERACTIVE: Compounding Cat Insanity RESEARCH: Credit Protections CALCULATE: The Math Behind Your Federal Taxes If you invested $1,000 in Netflix stock 10 years ago, what would it be worth now? MOVE: Your Tax Dollar in Action ANALYZE: Dollar Cost Averaging COMPARE: Types of Savings Accounts ANALYZE: Household Debt and Credit Report PLAY: Budget Frenzy! PROJECT: Credit Protections - You Be the Teacher Do consumers send more money on Venmo or spend more money on Amazon? CALCULATE: Return on Your College Investment What percent of Americans who have credit card debt won't be able to pay it off within a year? INTERACTIVE: Invest with STAX! What percent of students receive scholarships or grants for college? You Just Gotta Habit! CALCULATE: Impact of Credit Score on Loans FINE PRINT: Schumer Box INTERACTIVE: Bummer!

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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