Economics and Business 7-10 / Year 7 / Skills / Questioning and researching

Curriculum content descriptions

locate, select and organise information and data from a range of sources (AC9HE7S02)

Elaborations
  • locating online sources; for example, using advanced search functions: “define: market” or targeted criteria: “allintext: successful Australian entrepreneurs”
  • selecting relevant information and data from sources by asking questions such as “How will the data or information help answer the question?” about websites of government departments or non-government organisations
  • collaborating and safely exchanging information online with an entrepreneur to identify attributes that built success
  • organising data into appropriate formats using specialised digital tools, such as tables and graphs, visual displays
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Data representation,  Data collection,  Information literacy

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Trade and Investment at a Glance

Using an illustrated report from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this Teacher guide provides ten learning sequences that engage students in the analysis and interpretation of data about Australian imports and exports. Students: identify Australia's major exports and imports; investigate international trade ...

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Australia's Trade through Time

Using an interactive timeline created by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this teacher guide provides 12 series of learning experiences that engage students in the analysis and interpretation of data about Australian trade from 1900 to the present day. Students study videos, tables, images and texts in order ...