Financial Algebra Course

financial algebra course logo

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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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