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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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