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
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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