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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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