consequences of these decisions () Students select a Business to research, create a Powerpoint and oral presentation to Business Oral Presentations Due Week 7 (10% weighting) Week 8 Money Smart – personal finances The between and , the variations that exist within and between economies and the possible causes (e.g. foreign investment, employment rates and levels of debt) () Using the lessons from the Moneysmart website, students learn the following topics: Credit and cards Mobile ownership Online transactions First car ownership First job Moneysmart Test in Week 10 (10% weighting) Term 4 Week 1 - 5 Intro to Economics Economics: Year 11 ATAR COURSES – Units 1 & 2 Andrew Tibbitt The distribution of income and wealth in the and the ways in which governments can redistribute income (e.g. through taxation, social welfare payments) () The links between and , the variations that exist within and between economies and the possible causes (e.g. foreign investment, employment rates and levels of debt) () Students learn about Demand, Supply and Equilibrium: Law of Demand and Supply Relationship between individual and market demand and supply schedules and curves Factors affecting demand and supply The effect of changes in price on quantity demanded The effect of changes in non-price on quantity demanded The effect of changes in price on quantity supplied The effect of changes in non-price factors on quantity supplied The concept of market equilibrium The effect of changes in demand and supply on market equilibrium The concepts of market clearing, shortages and surpluses How the price mechanism clears market surpluses and shortages Economics Test in class Week 5 (10% weighting) Week 6 Exam revision All topics covered throughout 2017. Revision/study skills booklets handed out. Week 7-8 Exams 20% weighting Irene McCormack Catholic College - Y10 Law Program 2018 Lesson Description Evidence Collection
Term 1 Week 2 Laws- overview What are laws? Why do we need laws? What an effective law? Week 3 Branches of law What are the differences between Public and Civil (Private) law? What are the categories of Criminal law? What crimes fit into each category? What is meant by the Law of Torts? Week 4-11 The Court System How is the Western Australian hierarchy structured? What different roles do the various courts have? Who works in the court system and what do their different roles entail? APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Term 2 Week 1-10 Branches of Civil LAw -Public Law - Explain types = Constitutional, Administrative and Criminal – use ‘Types of Public Law’ – Focus on Criminal law – 4 main areas (Traffic, Public Order, Property and Protection of people) – PowerPoint presentation to introduce – Students can also complete either or both booklets ‘Offences against the person’ and ‘Offences against property’ – then in pairs complete ‘Investigating Criminal Law’ – Research Assignment (Assessment 2) - Civil Law - Explain = Contract, Family and Torts – use diagram ‘Civil law’ – students copy diagram and definition of civil law – Watch ‘An introduction to Criminal and Civil Law’ Chapters 4-6 (Clickview – Political and Legal Studies) - Students complete tasks from Contract Law and Family Law sheet - Focus on Law of Torts – PowerPoint presentation – students make notes from PP – Watch ‘Tort Law’ (Clickview – Political and Legal Studies) and complete worksheet
Semester Two Term 3 Week 1-3 Policing the law Your rights and the rights of the police - pr pg 247-248 + - produce an A4 (one-sided) aimed at educating young people now and as adults - dot point your rights and the rights of the police – include answering a police officer’s questions (without arrest), when you must give your name and address to a police officer, what your rights are if you are arrested, rights during an interview, the police’s right to search. – Draft in class and complete as LAP - - Bail – Provide students with information on board – students complete fill in the gaps exercise - Week 4-10 Young People and the law Young People and the law Students to complete booklet looking at rights and responsibilities of young people and work through case studies Term 4 Week 1 - 5 Intro to Politics and law Introduction to Australia’s political system Separation of powers Constitution Rule of law Influence on Australia’s Constitution Members of Parliament Week 6 Exam revision All topics covered throughout the year. Week 7-8 Exams 20% weighting