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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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