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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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
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Instructions

Government decisions game

Follow these instructions to play the game. Each group is the government of a nation and must decide on how to spend…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Business structures

One of the first things you do when you start a business is decide on how it will be structured. Businesses are set up…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

The pros and cons of different business structures

There are advantages and disadvantages associated with different business structures. Read Business structures –…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Goods and services tax

The goods and services tax (GST) is a broad-based tax of 10% on most goods and services sold or consumed in Australia…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Sharing economy

What is the sharing economy?The sharing economy is economic activity through a digital platform (such as a website or…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Sharing economy

Refer to Sharing economy – Explainer. Complete the following activities in pairs.Find as many examples of…

  • Economics & Business
  • Year 8
  • worksheets