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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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