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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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