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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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