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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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