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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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