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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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