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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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