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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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