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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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