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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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