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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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