Resources: Needs and Wants

For Ages: Junior Primary Resources: Needs and Wants is the fourth and final book in the Social Science Activities series for Australian schools. This book helps students to identify people's needs and wants and understand the difference between them. It also encourages students to explore how people's needs and wants are met through the creation of both 'natural' and 'made' resources and examine how people provide 'goods' and 'services' to meet society's needs and wants. Click here for sample pages from this book Carefully constructed and visually appealing classroom activity pages help students to understand these key concepts of the Australian curriculum. Also included in this book are a list of useful websites, ideas for presenting and extending the classroom activities and assessment and evaluation templates to record students' progress. Author: Chenelle Davies