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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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