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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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