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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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