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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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
 

Worksheet

Government intervention in the economy

Think of as many examples as you can for each of the categories listed below. Good or service provided by…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Assessment task

The benefits of tax

Taxes are a big part of our lives and the government uses them to pay for all kinds of important things, like roads,…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Government services and you

Taxes are a big part of our lives and the government uses them to pay for all kinds of important things, like roads,…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Information

Community resources game playing cards

Print one copy for each group of 4 students and cut into individual cards to distribute to groups. $0 $2…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Instructions

Community resources game

Rules Each member of your group has a starting ‘bank balance’ of $10.00. The communal pot is a community resource…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Which business will I choose?

Your hypothetical situation For some time, your ambition has been to start and run a business in your local area. You…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • worksheets