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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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