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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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