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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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