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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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