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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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