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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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