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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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