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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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