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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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