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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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