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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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