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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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