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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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