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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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