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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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