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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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