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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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