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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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