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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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