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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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