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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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