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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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