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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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