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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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