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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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