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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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