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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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