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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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