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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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