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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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