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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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