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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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