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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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