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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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