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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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