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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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