Compelling coverage of the new Australian Curriculum v9.0 specifically written for QLD students
Encourages students to engage with the shaping of and challenges faced by the modern world
A source-driven inquiry-based learning approach that prepares students for success in their QCE studies
Even more engaging digital resources
Brings each topic to life with video, audio, image galleries, quizzes and more.
Includes new video content, particularly offering more opportunities for historical source analysis in the History chapters.
Draws on relevant Queensland sources, case studies, examples, and other local content to cover new and continuing curriculum topics, ensuring students can relate to, and genuinely connect with, each subject area.
Incorporates recent events, such as changes in the Federal government and the political and economic impact of the COVID pandemic in Queensland, Australia and globally.
Introduces and draws students into each topic with fascinating chapter-opener ‘Setting the scene’ stories.
Visualises the sequence and context of key events using illustrated timelines in history chapters.
Concisely covers each topic with carefully chosen and accessible language without compromising depth of content.
Helps students unpack curriculum concepts and provides useful scaffolds for writing about history through new ‘Thinking deeper: History concept’ boxes.
Integrates skills and concepts in a range of activity types that helps students make connections between the skill and the subject matter.
Emphasises sources over narrative content where appropriate, taking a more structured approach in Years 7&8, a guided inquiry in Years 9&10 and some open inquiry from Year 10.
Uses key inquiry questions to frame topics and encourages students to look carefully at sources, research their own sources and answer inquiry questions for themselves.
Introduces the cognitive verbs emphasised in the QCE syllabuses, particularly in the cognitive spotlight activities which focus on using these verbs to help students make connections in their learning and prepare for senior studies.
Gradually introduces senior syllabus objectives through activities embedded in the history sections, fieldwork activities and data analysis in Geography sections, and through opportunities for classroom discussion of content that will prepare students for QCE Business.
