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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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