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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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