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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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