It is underpinned by an appealing narrative in which the characters 'journey' from a chaotic, unordered world to a well planned and organised one in which the Census plays a leading role. As students interact with the CD ROM they learn about the ABS as an important organisation which assists in planning positive outcomes for the community. They visit all kinds of Australians in all parts of Australia in order to develop their understandings of the breadth of the operation, the logistics of and practicalities involved in planning, delivering, collecting and processing the data and they learn how the analysis of this information is used to inform society. A special Teachers Area includes additional resources and the CD includes a Games Section of 16 interactive games which can be operated at three different levels of difficulty. A series of twelve lesson plans, carefully designed to cater to students at differing curriculum levels, have been included in a ready to use format for busy teachers.
Additional copies are available on request.
This set of pages from the Australian Bureau of Statistics focuses on the resources the ABS has produced related to the Australian School Curriculum. Lesson plans have been designed to meet varying levels of Internet access as well as various year levels, and are also available in a hard copy publication with a CD Rom. Census Extracts from the publications Selected Social and Housing Characteristics for Statistical Local Areas. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is an independent health and welfare statistics and information agency in the Commonwealth of Australia's Health and Aged Care portfolio. It aims to inform community discussion and decision making through national leadership in the development and provision of authoritative and timely information and analysis on the health and welfare of Australians.