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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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