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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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