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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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