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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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