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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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