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
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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