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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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