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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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