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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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