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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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