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Yr 9 Business Curriculum
Yr 9 Business Curriculum
Semester 2 - 2015
Australia as an economy and its place within the broader Asia and global
economy (ACHEK038)
Why and how participants in the global economy are dependent on each
other (ACHEK039)
Why and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian
How and why businesses seek to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the
*inquiry project
Generate a range of viable options in response to an economic or business issue or
event, use cost-benefit analysis and appropriate criteria to recommend and justify a
course of action and predict the potential consequences of the proposed
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Coursework - Note taking and answers to questions and case studies in workbook 20%
Research and Inquiry Project Term 3 Hypothetical Life 30%
Research and Inquiry Project Term 4 Hypothetical Business Plan 30%
End of Semester Exam 20%
Lesson 3
How does Australia fit into the global economy? What
is the significance of Australias location with in the
Asia region? have these questions on the board. Tell
students that they will have to write a large paragraph
(at least 5 sentences) in answering each of these
questions at the end of the lesson, so they will need to
pay careful attention throughout the lesson in order to
answer the two questions.
View world map on screen and look at Australias
closest neighbours. What do they know about the
industries and common exports from these countries?
Week
3&4
Week
5&6
Calculating Tax
Explain and discuss why we pay taxes and how tax is
paid in most jobs.
Explain the tax-free threshold and the incraments in
which the amount of tax paid is increased depending
on how much you earn.
Demonstrate calculating tax to the class, calling on
them to calculate the figures along the way.
Week
7&8
Week
9&10
Term
1
Week
1&2
Week
3&4
Week
5&6
Week
7&8
Week
9&10
Managing Finances.
Show students templates of ways to
manage their personal income and
expenditure.
Ask students to consider the different
lifestyle costs they would have
including transport, groceries, phone
bills, other utility bills, hobbies and
entertainment.
Explain that they will need to do their
own research into how much their
hypothetical lifestyle will cost.
Students manage their own time to
work on their hypothetical life project.
Assist students as needed and
encourage students to show me drafts
of sections of their work to get
feedback.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Year 9 camp
Year 9 Camp
Lesson 3