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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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