Draws on relevant Western Australian sources, case studies, examples, and other local content to cover new and continuing curriculum topics, ensuring your students can relate to, and genuinely connect with, each subject area.

New examples in this edition include: Year 7 Ethical Consumption – buy local campaign –  ‘Buy West Eat Best’; Year 8 Case study: A significant landscape: Wadjemup/Rottnest Island; Year 9 Case study: Western Australian Aboriginal servicemen in World War I; Year 10 Geography Case study: using traditional knowledge to manage the Kimberley.

The new WA curriculum’s approach to Australian history in Years 7&9 is reflected in this series through thoughtful coverage of Deep Time history of Australia and Australian History (1750-1914).

•New Learn, Consolidate and Apply activities are carefully levelled and scaffolded. These activities, and the Concepts and Skills activities in the History and Geography subject areas, signpost the key concepts and HASS skills being addressed.
 
New Real-world analysis activities encourage your students to use higher order thinking and analysis as they apply their understanding to real-world contexts, such as exploring Geography through maps, Economics through data, Civics through acts and actions, and History through objects.

 
New Connecting Topics activities throughout highlight where the Humanities and Social Sciences subject areas intersect.  The popular Making Connections sections at the end of each subject area have been retained from the first edition and updated.

 
Key concepts for your memory bank summaries are included for all topics and a final activity – Putting it all together: key concepts for your memory bank – at the end of each year level demonstrates the relationship between key concepts and the HASS subjects. 

Enhanced maths learning with fully integrated digital resources

New Geography skills videos, created by a specialist team from the Geography Explained Online YouTube channel, are available in the Interactive Textbook and are accompanied by an activity in the print book that is available for download.

 
New custom videos enhance engagement with the content through a story that demonstrates the application of the topic in real-life. The videos are accompanied by a Making thinking visible activity in the print book which is also available for download.

 
All video content is embedded in the Interactive Textbook and available via a QR code in the print textbook. 

Amazing but true breakout boxes provide fascinating facts relevant to the topic.

 
Why does it matter? chapter conclusions wrap up the various threads of each topic and help your students understand the importance of studying Humanities and Social Sciences

 
A wide range of carefully selected sources and case studies provide relevant evidence for your students to engage with and analyse. Digital updates will be provided for the life of the series to ensure your students are learning from the most current information available.

 
The visually appealing print resources, uncluttered design and accessible language throughout will suit all learning abilities.

 
The fully integrated digital resources provide additional rich material such as videos, quizzes, widgets and more.