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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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