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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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