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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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