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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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