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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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