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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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