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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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