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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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