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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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