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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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