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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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