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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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