Humanities & Social Sciences

Dedicated lessons across key curriculum areas to give students practical and applied knowledge of Australia’s tax and superannuation systems.

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Case study

Become a spending detective

Eileen’s spending is out of control! Can you help her? Eileen’s situation Eileen is paid $60 pocket money each week.…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Creating a budget

Use the relevant workbooks in the Interactive budget templates to complete either option 1 or 2 below (you can do both…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

What is a successful business?

A successful business is a business that realises its goals, intentions, or objectives. The indicators of a successful…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

How successful is this business?

Read the following scenario then answer the questions that follow. Scenario Jo and Sam decided to quit their jobs and…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Planning for business success

Why plan? The first step to business success is planning. Businesses need to make plans for the short- and long-term…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Developing a business plan

Refer to Planning for business success – Explainer Fred currently makes money from friends and family by walking…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Investigation

What does it take to become an entrepreneur?

Part 1: Deciding on entrepreneurial capabilities In groups, decide on the meaning of each quality listed in table 1…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • investigation
 

Investigation

How and why people earn money

For this activity, you will work in groups of 4. Your group’s task is to investigate answers to the following questions…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • investigation
 

Worksheet

Spender or saver?

Everyone is different. Some people are natural savers, some are natural spenders and others are somewhere in between.…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

Now you’re in business

As entrepreneurs you are going to open a hypothetical dog-walking business. Entrepreneurs assume risks and then keep…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

Where did that fifty dollars go?

Step 1: Determine your financial position Your weekly income Your weekly expenses…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 7
  • worksheets
 

Instructions

Snakes and ladders

Student instructions You are to collaboratively work in groups of 4 to develop a series of questions (and answers) to…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer