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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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