Help students understand the magic of compound interest – and how it can dramatically impact their financial future – through lessons based on superannuation.
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How much super will you need?
What is super?Currently employers in Australia must, by law, pay into a super fund, super to their eligible employees…
Mathematics
Year 10
explainer
Simple versus compound interest
You can either pay or earn interest depending on whether you are borrowing or investing money. The amount of interest…
Mathematics
Year 10
explainer
Representing linear and exponential growth
Linked activity:
Simple versus compound interest
Mathematics
Year 10
visualiser
Growing your money
You have $600 to invest and have 2 options:
Compound Investment
Compound interest rate: 6% per year…
Mathematics
Year 10
worksheets
Maximising your retirement income
Part 1: Consolidating your superImagine you have 3 different casual jobs over the next few years. Because you…
Mathematics
Year 10
worksheets
Maximising your superannuation
Let’s apply your learning about superannuation to your own situation!
Step 1: Choose a job
Choose a career that…
Mathematics
Year 10
investigation
Graphing data distributions and associations
Part 1 – How data affects mean and medianTable 1: The annual salaries of 25 people in one street in a new suburb of…
Mathematics
Year 10
investigation
Distribution of income and super in Australia
Explore, graph, and analyse data sets to answer questions about the distribution of income and superannuation in…
Mathematics
Year 10
investigation
Linear and exponential functions card sets
Organise students into groups of 3 or 4. Give groups the following linear and exponential function cards in the order…
Mathematics
Year 10
template
Growing your super
For these tasks you will set up a spreadsheet to investigate the difference making small payments more often makes to…
