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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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