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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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