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Scams and identity theft
Part 1: What is identity and why is it important?
According to Article 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we have the right to an identity throughout our lives, beginning from the moment we are born. Having a unique identity is important for a healthy and diverse society.
At a basic level, our identity is our first name, surname, date of birth, gender, and nationality – everything that's recorded on our birth certificate, our…
WorksheetEconomics & BusinessYear 9Scams and identity theft
Scammers want to steal your identity for financial gain
Scams overall
5 YEARS 94%
2018 vs 2014
10 YEARS 764%
2018 vs 2009
SCAMMERS GAIN ACCESS TO YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION BY:
Breaking into your mailbox
Phishing emails and text messages
Fake online quizzes, surveys and job advertisements
Fake online stores
Hacking your email and other online accounts
Social media…
Data sheetEconomics & BusinessYear 9What works?
In pairs, brainstorm and research Australian Government health and wellbeing programs and services that help people from across Australia maintain or improve their health. Visit www.health.gov.au.
Develop a list of the programs or services you found and identify their purpose.
Table 1: List of programs and their purpose
Program or service
Purpose.…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationYear 10Life. Be in it!
Life. Be in it! started as an Australian Government program and advertising campaign encouraging people to be more active and participate in recreational sports or other physical activities. It was funded from 1975 to 1981.Investigate the program to explain how widely it was known, the impact it had on Australians and what it looks like today.Choose one of the following tasks.Compare at least 2 other campaigns designed to increase physical…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationYear 10My health and wellbeing balance
Complete the short survey below by:
a. choosing 2 or 3 aspects of health and wellbeing that you rate as your strongest
b. choosing 2 or 3 aspects that you think could do with more attention.
If you are comfortable, ask a friend to complete the survey about you and vice versa.
Discuss any differences in how you rated yourself compared with how your friend rated you. If there were differences, why?
Name or nickname…
WorksheetHealth & Physical EducationYear 10TFN application (simulated online application)
TFN application (simulated online application)
Online formGeneral resourcesPlacemat template
Image: A rectangle with a smaller rectangle in the centre. This is for 4 groups of students to record their consensus on an issue after they have discussed their response to the issue. A line is drawn in the middle of each side of the square to the outside border to make 4 segments. in these segments 4 students record their individual responses in relation to an issue.
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