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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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