Schools
Resources and modules for Australian secondary students
We are proud to present the following modules to support the teaching of the social science disciplines, with engaging, professionally produced resources for you to mix and match in class featuring experts including Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Each themed module contains:
- A professionally produced podcast episode (20-25 mins)
- An engaging video (2-4 mins)
- A provocation worksheet for students to use—this can be used with either resource.
The podcast and video content feature Australia’s top social scientists: educators and economists, lawyers and linguists, psychologists and philosophers, historians, geographers and more, making the resources thought-provoking and evidence-based.
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RESOURCES
Uluru Statement from the Heart
Excellent for Civics and Citizenship
Listen: Symbolism & sentiment: Prof Megan Davis on the representation of First Nations people in Australia.
RESOURCES in partnership with MoAD
In partnership with the Museum of Australian Democracy, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia developed the following modules.
Forecasting
Excellent for Mathematics, Civics and Citizenship, Science
Listen: Forecasting the future - The science of prediction
Experts
Fantastic for English, Media Literacy, Civics and Citizenship, General Capabilities
Listen: Trust me, I'm an expert (who can we trust?)
Memory
For use in any key learning area, general capabilities
Listen: The making (and breaking) of memory
Monarchies
Perfect for Civics and Citizenship, History
Listen: The strange persistence of monarchies
Racism
Perfect for Civics and Citizenship, History
Listen: I'm not racist, but...
