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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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