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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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