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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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