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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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