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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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