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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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