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
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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