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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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