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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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