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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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