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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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