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By playing a game, students develop an understanding of the trade-offs that governments make when they intervene in the economy and the complexities involved in deciding how to allocate limited resources to serve community needs.

These activities develop student understanding of the value of significant landscapes, such as the Great Barrier Reef, and the strategies that the Australian and state and territory governments have used to manage and protect them, such as the establishment of marine parks as a management tool for marine ecosystems. as a suite, they can be used to form a unit of work. Geographical concepts Place Space Environment Interconnection…

Through locating and watching a range of videos, students explore the social, economic, and environmental value of the Great Barrier Reef, the threats posed by human activity and the management strategies that have been implemented to protect the reef. They make a reasoned judgement on the reliability of the videos they used. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale…

Students learn that even if they are not working, they are taxpayers and pay tax on most goods and services they purchase. They keep a spending diary to work out how much GST they paid in the course of a week and how much their class collectively paid. They also consider what this means for businesses in terms of reporting and paying the money they collected in GST.

Students learn to use spending diaries to work out how they spend their money and whether their spending habits are regular payments, needs or wants. This provides a solid foundation for them to establish good habits for money management. From a superannuation perspective, this activity provides a foundation for understanding the role of saving to achieve long-term goals.

This suite of activities develops student understanding of the costs and benefits of tourism and through the case studies of Noosa and Byron Bay, the strategies that local governments use to manage the effects of tourism. Students apply their learning to propose an alternative strategy to tourism taxes to promote sustainable tourism in their region. As a suite, they can be used to form a unit of work.  Geographical concepts Place Space…

Students explore tourism in the popular destination of Noosa, Queensland in relation to geographical attractions and seasonal patterns. They analyse the impact of the local council’s tourism levy on Noosa’s economy and reasons for some stakeholder opposition to the levy. Students also examine the social and environmental problems associated with increased tourism to the area. This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space,…

In this activity, students are asked to consider whether the income taxation system in Australia is fair. They learn that Australia has a progressive income tax system and how the government intervenes in the economy to ensure a more equitable distribution of income.