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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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