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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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