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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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