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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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