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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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