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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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