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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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