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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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