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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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