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
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

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

AMPLIFY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

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