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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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