Economics and Business 7-10 / Year 8 / Knowledge and understanding

Curriculum content descriptions

how First Nations Australian businesses and entrepreneurs develop opportunities in the market (AC9HE8K03)

Elaborations
  • investigating how First Nations Australian businesses and entrepreneurs establish partnerships or cooperatives to provide goods and services such as farming, fashion, design or tourism
  • investigating how First Nations Australian communities participate in contemporary markets; for example, producing, buying and selling goods and services; approaches to marketing, employment and social contribution; and strategies to overcome difficulties in accessing markets
  • investigating how First Nations Australian businesses and entrepreneurs use connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place to make innovations in the production and distribution of goods and services; for example, medicines and food derived from the environment or cultural tourism
General capabilities
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,  Markets,  Entrepreneurship

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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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Sciencey: Five things you should know about renewable energy

Check out how we make electricity, the different renewable energy sources we have developed and how batteries work. Then, find out about hydro-electricity and why Australia could one day be the world’s biggest exporter of renewable energy. Lastly, discover virtual power plants. Why is it important to focus on renewable ...

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Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools

The Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools are applicable to schools intending to develop activities that involve the use of Koorie cultural expressions, including stories, songs, instrumental music, dances, plays, ceremonies, rituals, performances, symbols, drawings, designs, paintings, poetry, ...

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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 ...