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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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