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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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