Australian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Humanities and Social Sciences / HASS / Knowledge and Understanding / Economics and business

Influences on consumer choices and methods that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices (ACHASSK121)

Bizarre Bazaar Creativity Preview Unit

Preparing Market Research · Learning Opportunities
Your students will write a survey about their product idea.
Conducting Market Research · Learning Opportunities
Your students will perform market research about their product idea.
Analysing Market Research · Learning Opportunities
Your students will collate the results and record their findings from their survey.
Performing Product Research · Learning Opportunities
Your students will go on an excursion to a shopping centre to research how products are marketed.

Data and Decisions Connections Preview Unit

Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be immersed into the world of investing as they watch a clip from Shark Tank.
Budgeting Needs and Wants · Learning Opportunities
Your students will explore the difference between needs and wants as they select what items to buy for an imaginary family.

Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.