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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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