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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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