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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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