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Student and teacher resources
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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.
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Print resources
Books
Teachers can request free copies of printed books with this order form
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).
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.
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2.0MB |
| Global Community |
Students draw links between their own community and Australia’s global community.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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235KB |
| Product Cycles – Reading Comprehension |
Students learn about product cycles and apply them to products in their home or school. |
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177KB |
| Trade Show! |
Students investigate Japan, then in groups develop a product to present at an Australia-Japan trade show. |
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245KB |
| Marketing an Export Product |
Students read about an Australian toy maker before designing an advertisement to help sell his toys overseas. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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