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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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