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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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