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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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