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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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