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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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