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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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