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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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