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Consumer Stuff!

Student group: 7-12

Description: A set of resource books (Maths, Commerce, English, Health and Wellbeing, and Consuming Planet Earth) for secondary school teachers, consisting of worksheets, background notes, extension tasks, revision activities (including quizzes and puzzles), and additional website support material. The Maths and Commerce resources are particularly relevant. The Consumer Stuff! Challenge competition gets secondary school students to investigate a consumer issue and then create a Consumer Information Product which addresses the issue.

Publisher: Consumer Affairs Victoria

Developed by: Consumer Affairs Victoria in consultation with a broad range of Victorian education authorities

Copyright owned by : Consumer Affairs Victoria

Last updated: 2005

Published: 2005

CFL Framework:

  • Knowledge and Understanding: consumer rights and responsibilities, risk factors, setting goals, making choices, budgeting, savings and debt management.
  • Competence: communication skills, creative and critical thinking skills, analytical, interpretive and problem solving skills, prioritising, management of personal learning skills.
  • Enterprise: management of self as individuals and in relation to others, manage the world in which we live in, act effectively in that world.
  • Responsibility: physical well being, personal learning, financial savings, debt and investment management, responsibility to self, community and the world we live in.

Curriculum area: Victoria: Mathematics, Commerce, English, Science, Geography, Physical Education, Home Economics - Years 8 to 11

Adult Education Standards: Not applicable

Available in: English

Licensing arrangements : Not applicable

Professional development : Workshops at teacher conferences in association with Victorian educational organisations.

Quality indicator: Meets the Financial Literacy Foundation's Essential Elements eligibility and assessment requirements and was developed with input from a number of peak Victorian educational authorities, including the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Material type: Hard copy units of work, can also be downloaded from website.

Availability: Books are available free of charge by contacting Consumer Affairs Victoria on (03) 8684 6043. Electronic copies of resource books and supporting material can be downloaded from the website.

Website: www.consumer.vic.gov.au website