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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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