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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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