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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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