Year 5 HASS - Economics & Business Unit - Australian Curriculum

This Australian Curriculum Year 5 HASS unit is a complete 9‑lesson program exploring the types of resources - natural, human and capital - and how they are used to satisfy needs and wants. Students investigate the difference between needs and wants, how resources are allocated, and the concept of scarcity and trade‑offs through engaging, inquiry‑based lessons.

With an editable planner, editable PowerPoint, editable grading guide, and editable learning intentions/success criteria, you get the structure and flexibility you need - while all worksheets, posters and lesson resources are provided as ready‑to‑use, non‑editable files.
A WA Curriculum version of the planner is also included.

✨ What Makes This Unit Exceptional

✔️ Editable Planner (Plus WA Curriculum Version)

A clean, succinct planner outlining each lesson in 5–6 simple steps. Includes Australian Curriculum links and a resources‑needed column. Fully editable so you can adapt it to your class and timetable.

✔️ Editable PowerPoint for Every Lesson

A matching PowerPoint that guides students through key ideas with:

• Learning intentions & success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Visuals and display resources
• Worksheets and answer keys shown at the right moment

Perfect for Smartboards and TVs — and optional if you prefer to minimise screen time.

✔️ Worksheets, Posters & Lesson Resources (Non‑Editable)

Includes 16 lesson resources and 13 economic posters, all provided as separate, ready‑to‑print files. No giant PDFs, no scrolling, no searching. Everything is organised and easy to access.

✔️ Editable Grading Guide

A huge time‑saver during reporting. Shows what A–E looks like using two tasks from the unit, aligned directly to the Year 5 HASS Achievement Standard.

✔️ Engaging, Hands‑On Learning

Lessons use a wide range of cooperative learning strategies. Some lessons feature worksheets, while others focus on discussion, movement, and collaborative inquiry.

📘 What’s Included

• Editable planner (5 pages) + WA Curriculum version
• Lesson resources (5 pages) (non‑editable)
• Economic posters (13 pages) (non‑editable)
• Editable PowerPoint presentation (85 slides)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions & success criteria

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment

Version 9 Outcomes

Economics & Business

• Types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants.

Inquiry Skills

• Develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems.
• Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources.
• Evaluate information and data to identify patterns, trends or relationships.
• Evaluate sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives.
• Develop evidence‑based conclusions.
• Propose actions or responses and assess possible effects.
• Present descriptions and explanations using relevant terms and conventions.

WA Curriculum Outcomes

Economics & Business

• The difference between needs and wants, and how they may differ between individuals.
• Resources can be natural, human or capital, and how these are used sustainably to satisfy needs and wants of present and future generations.
• Due to scarcity, choices must be made about resource use, and trade‑offs must be considered.

Skills

• Identify current understandings, misconceptions and personal views.
• Develop and refine inquiry questions.
• Locate and collect information from appropriate sources.
• Record information using a variety of methods.
• Use ethical protocols when gathering data.
• Determine relevance of information.
• Analyse and interpret data.
• Identify different perspectives.
• Draw and justify conclusions using data from texts, tables, graphs and maps.
• Use decision‑making processes to assess possible effects.
• Present findings using subject‑specific terminology and concepts.
• Reflect on learning and act on findings in different ways.

→ Only the planner, PowerPoint, grading guide, and learning intentions/success criteria are editable. All other resources are provided as ready‑to‑use files.