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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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