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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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