Buy Smart teachers’ resources for years 7 to 10
These resources for students in years 7 to 10 align with the Australian Curriculum for seamless implementation in the classroom.
You can set a Buy Smart topic, task or project to fit a measurable learning outcome in the areas of Mathematics, English, Humanities and social sciences (HASS), Digital technologies and Media arts.
Mathematics curriculum links
The Buy Smart program offers real-life applied contexts for teaching the number and algebra strands of mathematics, with particular application to financial contexts. It can also be used to support data representation and interpretation and other aspects of mathematics.
Find competition ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
English curriculum links
The Buy Smart program can help teachers delivering English in the middle school years by providing a framework for students to create and analyse texts across a range of media and supporting other language and literacy learning outcomes.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
Business and economics curriculum links
Teachers can set a Buy Smart project to teach and assess the core content in the business and economics stream of Humanities and social sciences (HASS). The project can also satisfy the requirement for students to plan and conduct investigations and communicate their findings.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
Digital technologies curriculum links
Teachers can use the Buy Smart program to challenge students to engage with end users on a digital technologies research topic.
Online safety—including avoiding scams and protecting personal online information—falls within the scope of the competition.
Student projects can use any platform or system, but make sure you consider whether we'll need any specialised technology to access your students' work.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
Media arts curriculum links
The Buy Smart program can provide a framework for projects in media arts, including engaging an identified target audience—for example, analysing how advertisers use media languages and/or technologies as persuasive tools may fall within the competition's scope.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
General capabilities
| Version 9.0 | Version 8.4 |
|---|---|
| Creative and critical thinking | Literacy |
| Digital literacy | Numeracy |
| Ethical understanding | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability |
| Literacy | Creative and critical thinking |
| Numeracy | Personal and social capability |
| Personal and social capability | Ethical understanding |
More information
- Access video presentations on existing topics to support online learning and remote delivery, including:
- Find out how to request a classroom presentation on Buy Smart topics.
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