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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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