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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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