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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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