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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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