Big Ideas Humanities & Social Sciences 8 WA Curriculum Skills & Activities Book

CONTI, Woodard, Griffin, Rees, Stenner (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

144 Seiten

2020
OUP Australia and New Zealand
9780190323240 (ISBN)

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Oxford Big Ideas Humanities and Social Sciences Western Australian Curriculum Skills and Activities Books are full-colour write-in Student workbooks supported by integrated digital resources. Designed to prepare students to enter ATAR-level HASS studies with confidence, they provide syllabus coverage and scaffolded skill development for Years 7–10 HASS students in Western Australia. Each Student workbook has been written by expert Western Australian authors and features a range of recent, local case studies, practice source analysis and engaging skills-based activities, plus revision sections for each of the four subject areas. Closely aligned to syllabus content, they support not only students using the market-leading Oxford Big Ideas Humanities and Social Sciences Western Australian Curriculum series, but also users of other HASS resources seeking additional opportunities for revision and extension. Key featuresEach Student workbook covers all four subject areas (History, Geography, Economics and Business, and Civics and Citizenship) and includes a range of innovative features:Glossary grab provides a space for students to record key terms and encourages students to develop their understanding of key terminology as they learn.Word wizard engages students’ literacy skills using key terminology from the unit of study.Skill school explicitly focuses on building key skills in each subject area.Analysis ace develops students’ confidence in analysing sources in each subject area.Case cracker enables students to develop and practice skills in context using engaging case studies.Writing winner develops essential HASS writing skills, from taking notes and referencing sources to constructing essays and using data.Fun finish engages students with fun tasks, including designing and drawing, group activities, working with their hands and thinking innovatively.Skills survey concludes each section with a self-assessment checklist for students to rate their confidence using essential HASS skills.Revision remedy offers students a range of skills-based multiple-choice and short-answer questions designed to consolidate learning.Integrated digital resourcesEach Student workbook comes complete with access to an exciting range of integrated digital material, including interactive maps, timelines and activities; videos; weblinks; auto-marking quizzes; a world statistics database; and other digital resources designed to enhance learning.

PART 1: GEOGRAPHYChapter 1: The Geography toolkit Chapter 2: Landforms and landscapes Word wizard: Code crackerSkill school: Identifying landforms and landscapesAnalysis ace: Understanding change over timeCase cracker: Valuing landforms and landscapesWriting winner: How to: Interpret population pyramidsFun finish: Tourism WA Chapter 3: Mountain landscapesWord wizard: True or falseSkill school: Geographical diagramsAnalysis ace: Interpreting maps and photographsCase cracker: Understanding volcanic activityWriting winner: How to: Interpret a choropleth mapFun finish: Helping the public Chapter 4: Coastal landscapesWord wizard: Match thatSkill school: Capturing the coastAnalysis ace: Interpreting dot distribution mapsCase cracker: Identifying coastal hazardsWriting winner: How to: Analyse photographs and draw conclusionsFun finish: Creating a tsunami warning plan Chapter 5: Life in different citiesWord wizard: Word scrambleSkill school: Making geographical predictionsAnalysis ace: Interpreting and inquiringCase cracker: Verifying geographical claimsWriting winner: How to: Take notesFun finish: Celebrating World Cities Day Chapter 6: MigrationWord wizard: Understanding populationSkill school: PyramidsAnalysis ace: Analysing and sketching mapsCase cracker: Understanding Australia’s internal migrationWriting winner: How to: Use feedback to develop writing skillsFun finish: Make your own population survey Skills survey: GeographyRevision remedy: Geography PART 2: HISTORYChapter 7: The History toolkit Chapter 8: The ancient to the modern worldWord wizard: Word puzzleSkill school: Asking inquiry questionsAnalysis ace: Evaluating the reliability of sourcesCase cracker: Understanding different perspectivesWriting winner: How to: Look for bias in historical sourcesFun finish: Trading in the middle ages Chapter 9: Medieval Europe Word wizard: Cash in your word bankSkill school: Using primary and secondary sourcesAnalysis ace: Discovering historians’ perspectivesCase cracker: Understanding time and chronologyWriting winner: How to: Reference historical sourcesFun finish: A medieval feast Chapter 10: The Black Death in Asia, Europe and AfricaWord wizard: Word scrambleSkill school: Identifying the features of the Black DeathAnalysis ace: Understanding cause, effect and change over timeCase cracker: Identifying the impacts of the Black DeathWriting winner: How to: Test your hypothesisFun finish: The plague doctor Skills survey: HistoryRevision remedy: History PART 3: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSChapter 11: The Economics and Business toolkit Chapter 12: The Australian marketplaceWord wizard: Pick the winnerSkill school: Developing investigation skillsAnalysis ace: Understanding supply and demandCase cracker: Interpreting the contemporary job economyWriting winner: How to: Collect, interpret and evaluate economic dataFun finish: Social media Chapter 13: Consumers and businessWord wizard: Code crackerSkill school: Understanding organisational practices and proceduresAnalysis ace: Understanding cause and effect through source analysisCase cracker: Identifying business belief and valuesWriting winner: How to: Write about business ownershipFun finish: Ethical consumers Skills survey: Economics and BusinessRevision remedy: Economics and Business PART 4: CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIPChapter 14: The Civics and Citizenship toolkit Chapter 15: Democracy in action Word wizard: Match makerSkill school: Freedom and responsibilities in actionAnalysis ace: Interpreting media sourcesCase cracker: Understanding alternative perspectivesWriting winner: How to: Structure paragraphs using TEELFun finish: Democratic design Chapter 16: Law in action Word wizard: Word scrambleSkill school: Key features of Australia’s legal systemAnalysis ace: Understanding criminal and civil lawCase cracker: Understanding customary lawWriting winner: How to: Differentiate between different types of civil laws and civil wrongsFun finish: Political pen pal Skills survey: Civics and CitizenshipRevision remedy: Civics and Citizenship Glossary grab

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.2020
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Big Ideas Humanities & Social Science
Verlagsort	Melbourne
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9780190323240 / 9780190323240
Zustand	Neuware