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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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