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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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