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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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