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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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