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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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