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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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