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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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