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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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