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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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