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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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