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Resources for secondary, primary school and pre-service teachers

Austrade is continuing to develop a range of school teaching and learning resources in its 'Exporting for the Future' program. The resources cover topics such as international trade, business enterprise, exporting and marketing, globalisation and the global economy. Case studies and country and industry information are also available using the menu on the left.

Resources quick links:

Streamed video & audio clips (years 11-12) Books (years 5-12)
Posters & activities (years 6-12) Activity Sheets (years 6-8)
Overseas country fact sheets (DFAT) Market research links (years 8-12)
Web Quests (years 9-10)



Print resources

  

Books

Teachers can request free copies of printed books with this order form

Name Description Published Size
Global Connections SOSE years 5 to 8 2008 4.75MB
Australia's Global Future

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4
SOSE, Enterprise, Geography, Economics

Global trade and Australia's pattern of trade

Global interdependence and Global links

Entrepreneurship and Sustainable futures

Glossary and Answers
2006

2MB

1.75MB

2.5MB

2.5MB
Innovative Australian Businesses Go Global

Part 1

Part 2
Senior Business Studies courses 2006 3.8MB


2.3MB

1.6MB
Exporting for the Future: Resources for Years 9 and 10 2001 2.8MB
Exporting for the Future: Resources for Years 11 and 12 2002 3.9MB
Trends in Australia's Trade Activities examining Australia's 'Composition of Trade' 2003 1.7MB
Understanding the Global Economy Australian articles with student activities 2003 1.7MB
Going Global: Export Strategy Game Board game: business decisions during the export process 2003 878KB
What's this thing Called Globalisation? Globalisation discussion paper 2001 179KB
Why Australia Needs Exports Australian Export discussion paper 2000 167KB
NSW Business Syllabus mapped to Austrade educational resources Syllabus mapped to Austrade educational resources 850KB


Posters

The following PDF downloads are from the 2004 Globalisation poster series with accompanying activity booklet and the 2004 Exporting poster series with accompanying activity booklet (suitable for years 6 to 12).

Name Description Published Size
Globalisation series
Activities booklet 1.7MB
Globalisation means... 216KB
Globalisation in history 258KB
Globalisation drivers 311KB
Globalisation and the world economy 388KB
Globalisation and culture 367KB
Globalisation world politics 468KB
Globalisation and the environment 324KB
Globalisation and poverty 275KB
Exporting Series
Activities booklet 748KB
Employment opportunities poster 1.65MB
Growth opportunities poster 1.7MB
Future openings poster 1.5MB
E-business connections poster 1.9MB
Consumer benefits poster 2.0MB
Diverse markets poster 1.6MB


Activity Sheets

Intended for upper primary and junior secondary levels, these activities guide exploration of our global connections including the social, economic and political aspects.

Name Description Published Size
complete set 2.0MB
Global Community Students draw links between their own community and Australia’s global community.
102KB
Global Games Two pages of games to play in class. A board game titled Get connected – become a global citizen, Export celebrity heads and Globalisation category challenge. 392KB
Globalised Me Students colour in a picture of a ‘global citizen’ and answer some short questions before drawing a picture of themselves showing why they are a global citizen. 118KB
International Trade at My House Students investigate their homes to discover imported goods, make a basic bar chart and mark the goods’ country of origin on a world map. 216KB
Overseas Travel Students learn that global travel is increasing and use an atlas to select two countries they wish to visit, before colouring in a pie chart of the reasons people visit Australia and the top destinations for Australians on a world map. 235KB
Product Cycles – Reading Comprehension Students learn about product cycles and apply them to products in their home or school. 177KB
Trade Show! Students investigate Japan, then in groups develop a product to present at an Australia-Japan trade show. 245KB
Marketing an Export Product Students read about an Australian toy maker before designing an advertisement to help sell his toys overseas. 254KB
International Trade Game – The Circle Makers In teams, students represent four countries competing to sell paper circles to the world market. Each country has a different set of resources for making circles. 201KB
Global Connections – fact sheet for teachers A fact sheet for teachers listing Australia’s biggest exports, imports and markets, as well as statistics showing how Australia is more globally connected. 114KB

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Web Quests

These five Web Quests (in PDF format) for secondary school students are structured on-line research projects. All information is from the 2005 Web Quests series.

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