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Students develop an understanding of the social, economic, environmental and icon value of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and explore how the Australian Government imposes an environmental management charge (EMC) on GBR users to contribute to the costs of managing the GBR. Students identify different stakeholder perspectives on the EMC and interpret data on the willingness of people to pay towards protection of the reef. They propose strategies on…

Students develop an understanding of the social, economic and environmental value of forest ecosystems and discuss the positive and negative impacts of different management approaches for the sustainable development of forest ecosystems. They decide on the most appropriate management strategy giving reasons for their decision. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, interconnection, sustainability and change.

As the world becomes more and more digitised, the prevalence of scams has also increased. Scams, including identity theft, present a significant risk to people’s financial situations. In this activity students explore identity theft and how they can manage the risk of identity theft by protecting their personal information, including their TFN

Students access and use an interactive map of Brisbane to draw conclusions about the extent of historical flooding events, the likelihood of a place being flooded and the safest escape route in the event of a flood. They also identify other information provided to residents of Brisbane to improve their preparedness for floods and suggest other uses of the flood mapping information provided by the Queensland Government. This activity focuses on…

Students explore how the Australian and state and territory governments have worked together to establish marine parks as a management tool for marine ecosystems. They consider the perspectives of tourists, conservationists, commercial fishermen and shipping companies on the creation of marine parks as a management tool. Students analyse the effectiveness of marine parks and propose other management strategies that could be used to protect…

There are both risks and rewards associated with all investments, including superannuation. In this activity students interpret data to draw conclusions about the short- and long-term impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) on different superannuation investments and the relationship between risk and reward and risk and age.

Students consider the importance of people as models to be emulated in a productive society and they explore the role of government in acknowledging and promoting such models. They form views on the social importance of tax-funded award systems that recognise contributions made to the community and civic life and they examine the role of government in providing taxpayer grants and services that enable people to contribute.

In this activity, students explore what they can do with their money and the risks and rewards associated with each option, that is saving, investing and superannuation. They consider the trade-offs associated with each option and decide what they would do if they had a windfall.