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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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