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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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