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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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