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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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