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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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