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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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