These resources for students in years 7 to 10 align with the Australian Curriculum for seamless implementation in the classroom.
You can set a Buy Smart topic, task or project to fit a measurable learning outcome in the areas of Mathematics, English, Humanities and social sciences (HASS), Digital technologies and Media arts.
The Buy Smart program offers real-life applied contexts for teaching the number and algebra strands of mathematics, with particular application to financial contexts. It can also be used to support data representation and interpretation and other aspects of mathematics.
Find competition ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9M7N05 or AC9M7N09 include:
budgeting
comparing prices
unit pricing.
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9M7ST03, including:
undertaking statistical investigations relevant to their topic
analysing and interpreting data on this topic
displaying and reporting on findings.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9M7N05—Round decimals to a given accuracy appropriate to the context and use appropriate rounding and estimation to check the reasonableness of solutions
AC9M7N09—Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing representations and efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools as appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying choices made about the representation
AC9M7ST03—Plan and conduct statistical investigations involving data for discrete and continuous numerical variables; analyse and interpret distributions of data and report findings in terms of shape and summary statistics
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas for ACMNA174 include:
budgeting
comparing prices
unit pricing
smarter shopping.
Students can develop skills aligning with ACMNP169 and ACMSP171, including:
gathering and working with data relevant to their topic
interpreting data sets to draw conclusions.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACMNA174—Investigate and calculate 'best buys', with and without digital technologies
ACMNP169—Identify and investigate issues involving numerical data collected from primary and secondary sources
ACMSP171—Calculate mean, median, mode and range for sets of data. Interpret these statistics in the context of data
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9M8A03 include:
budgeting
managing income (e.g. running a micro-business)
comparing price and value (e.g. service quotes with combination of callout and hourly charges).
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9M8M07 include:
evaluating purchases or other expenses that involve currency conversion (e.g. international online shopping)
evaluating other purchase options using rates or ratios (e.g. phone plans).
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9M8N05 include:
comparing prices, including markups and discounts
unit prices and other value metrics (e.g. 'shrinkflation').
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9M8ST02 where statistical data is available and relevant to a competition entry.
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9M8ST04 where surveys or other statistical investigation would offer pertinent analysis in a competition entry.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9M8A03—Use
mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving linear relations, including financial contexts; formulate problems with linear functions, choosing a representation; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, reviewing the appropriateness of the model
AC9M8M07—Use
mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios and rates, including financial contexts; formulate problems; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, reviewing the appropriateness of the model
AC9M8N05—Use
mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, reviewing
the appropriateness of the model
AC9M8ST02—Analyse
and report on the distribution of data from primary and secondary sources using random and non-random sampling techniques to select and study samples
AC9M8ST04—Plan
and conduct statistical investigations involving samples of a population; use ethical and fair methods to make inferences about the population and report findings, acknowledging uncertainty
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas for ACMNA187 include:
comparing prices
smarter shopping.
Competition topic ideas for ACMNA189 include:
budgeting
comparing prices
smarter shopping.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACMNA187—Solve problems involving the use of percentages, including percentage increases and decreases, with and without digital technologies
ACMNA189—Solve problems involving profit and loss, with and without digital technologies
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9M9A05 include:
budgeting for an event with a set spending limit and combinations of purchases expressed as linear functions
comparing price and value (e.g. service quotes with combination of callout and hourly charges).
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9M9ST04 where statistical data is available and relevant to a competition entry.
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9M9ST05 where surveys or other statistical investigation would offer pertinent analysis in a competition entry.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9M9A05—Use
mathematical modelling to solve applied problems involving change including financial contexts; formulate problems, choosing to use either linear or quadratic functions; interpret solutions in terms of the situation; evaluate the model and report methods and findings
AC9M9ST04—Choose
appropriate forms of display or visualisation for a given type of data; justify selections and interpret displays for a given context
AC9M9ST05—Plan
and conduct statistical investigations involving the collection and analysis of different kinds of data; report findings and discuss the strength of evidence to support any conclusions
English curriculum links
The Buy Smart program can help teachers delivering English in the middle school years by providing a framework for students to create and analyse texts across a range of media and supporting other language and literacy learning outcomes.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams) align with:
AC9E7LA03
AC9E7LA07—focus is on visual media texts
AC9E7LY01—focus is on media texts and current technology
AC9E7LY03.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9E7LY02 through a paired or group task/project
AC9E7LY05 by researching, synthesising and analysing information to prepare their entry
AC9E7LY06 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9E7LA03—Identify
and describe how texts are structured differently depending on their purpose and how language features vary in texts
AC9E7LA07—Analyse
how techniques such as vectors, angle and/or social distance in visual texts can be used to create a perspective
AC9E7LY01—Explain
the effect of current technology on reading, creating and responding to texts including media texts
AC9E7LY02—Use
interaction skills when discussing and presenting ideas and information including evaluations of the features of spoken texts
AC9E7LY03—Analyse
the ways in which language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose
AC9E7LY05—Use
comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to analyse and summarise information and ideas
AC9E7LY06—Plan,
create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, selecting subject matter, and using text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features as appropriate to convey information, ideas and opinions in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams) would align with ACELY1721 or ACELY1724.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACELY1723 and ACELY1725 by researching, synthesising and analysing information to prepare their entry
ACELY1728 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACELY1721—Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose
ACELY1723—Use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sources
ACELY1724—Compare the text structures and language features of multimodal texts, explaining how they combine to influence audiences
ACELY1725—Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas
ACELY1728—Use a range of software, including word processing programs, to confidently create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Entries on the topic of persuasive consumer texts (such as advertising and scams) would align with:
AC9E8LA02—considering puffery and including the literary devices that provide meaning
AC9E8LA03—considering hybrid texts with media, visual and/or written elements
AC9E8LA07—considering visual or multimodal texts
AC9E8LY01—considering texts presented in context (e.g. social media scams)
AC9E8LY03—with specific target audiences.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9E8LY05 by using a Buy Smart project as a framework to research, synthesise and analyse information
AC9E8LY06 by using a Buy Smart project as a framework for developing a persuasive and/or informative text.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9E8LA02—Understand how layers of meaning can be created when evaluating by using literary devices such as simile and metaphor
AC9E8LA03—Explain how texts are structured depending on their purpose and how language features vary, recognising that some texts are hybrids that combine different genres or elements of different genres
AC9E8LA07—Investigate how visual texts use intertextual references to enhance and layer meaning
AC9E8LY03—Analyse and evaluate the ways that language features vary according to the purpose and audience of the text, and the ways that sources and quotations are used in a text
AC9E8LY05—Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to interpret and evaluate ideas in texts
AC9E8LY06—Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising and expanding ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and visual features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive and/or analytical
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (such as advertising and scams) would align with:
ACELA1542
ACELA1543
ACELA1548.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACELY1731 by developing and delivering presentations for a target audience (filmed as an entry)
ACELY1736 and ACELY1738 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACELA1542—Understand how rhetorical devices are used to persuade and how different layers of meaning are developed through the use of metaphor, irony and parody
ACELA1543—Analyse how the text structures and language features of persuasive texts, including media texts, vary according to the medium and mode of communication
ACELA1548—Investigate how visual and multimodal texts allude to or draw on other texts or images to enhance and layer meaning
ACELY1731—Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content, including multimodal elements, to reflect a diversity of viewpoints
ACELY1736—Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that raise issues, report events and advance opinions, using deliberate language and textual choices, and including digital elements as appropriate
ACELY1738—Use a range of software, including word processing programs, to create, edit and publish texts imaginatively
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams) would align with:
AC9E9LA02—where texts use literary devices to express—or purport to express—evaluation
AC9E9LA03—focus on visual or multimodal text elements
AC9E9LA07—as visual or multimodal texts coded with symbols to augment meaning
AC9E9LY01—presented in certain contexts (e.g. social media scams)
AC9E9LY03.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9E9LY05 by using a Buy Smart project as a framework to research, synthesise and analyse information
AC9E9LY06 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9E9LA02—Understand
how evaluation can be expressed directly and indirectly using devices such as allusion, evocative vocabulary and metaphor
AC9E9LA03—Examine
how authors adapt and subvert text structures and language features by experimenting with spoken, written, visual and multimodal elements, and their combination
AC9E9LA07—Analyse
how symbols in still and moving images augment meaning
AC9E9LY01—Analyse
how representations of people, places, events and concepts reflect contexts
AC9E9LY03—Analyse
and evaluate how language features are used to represent a perspective of an issue, event, situation, individual or group
AC9E9LY05—Use
comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to compare and contrast ideas and opinions in and between texts
AC9E9LY06—Plan,
create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas, and selecting text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive, analytical and/or
critical
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams) would align with:
ACELA1552
ACELA1560
ACELY1740
ACELY1745.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACELY1741 by developing and delivering presentations for a target audience (filmed as an entry)
ACELY1746 and ACELY1748 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACELA1552—Investigate how evaluation can be expressed directly and indirectly using devices, for example, allusion, evocative vocabulary and metaphor
ACELA1560—Analyse and explain the use of symbols, icons and myth in still and moving images and how these augment meaning
ACELY1740—Listen to spoken texts constructed for different purposes (e.g. to entertain and to persuade) and analyse how language features of these texts position listeners to respond in particular ways
ACELY1741—Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for aesthetic and playful purposes
ACELY1745—Explore and explain the combinations of language and visual choices that authors make to present information, opinions and perspectives in different texts
ACELY1746—Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that present a point of view and advance or illustrate arguments, including texts that integrate visual, print and/or audio features
ACELY1748—Use a range of software, including word processing programs, flexibly and imaginatively to publish texts
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Entries on the topic of consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams) would align with:
AC9E10LA03
AC9E10LA07—as visual or multimodal texts
AC9E10LY01—presented in certain contexts (e.g. social media scams).
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9E10LY05 by using a Buy Smart project as a framework to research, synthesise and analyse information
AC9E10LY06 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9E10LA03—Analyse
text structures and language features and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving their purpose
AC9E10LA07—Evaluate
the features of still and moving images, and the effects of those choices on representations
AC9E10LY01—Analyse
and evaluate how people, places, events and concepts are represented in texts and reflect contexts
AC9E10LY05—Integrate
comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and inferring to analyse and interpret complex and abstract ideas
AC9E10LY06—Plan,
create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts, organising, expanding and developing ideas through experimenting with text structures, language features, literary devices and multimodal features for specific purposes and audiences in ways that may be imaginative, reflective, informative, persuasive,
analytical and/or critical
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
A competition topic idea aligning with the following content streams is consumer persuasion texts (e.g. advertising and scams):
ACELA1567
ACELA1572
ACELY1752
ACELY1754.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACELY1751 by developing and delivering targeted, persuasive presentations (filmed as an entry)
ACELY1756 and ACELY1776 by developing a persuasive and/or informative text as their entry.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACELA1567—Understand how paragraphs and images can be arranged for different purposes, audiences, perspectives and stylistic effects
ACELA1572—Evaluate the impact on audiences of different choices in the representation of still and moving images
ACELY1751—Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements to influence a course of action
ACELY1752—Identify and analyse implicit or explicit values, beliefs and assumptions in texts and how these are influenced by purposes and likely audiences
ACELY1754—Use comprehension strategies to compare and contrast information within and between texts, identifying and analysing embedded perspectives, and evaluating supporting evidence
ACELY1756—Create sustained texts, including texts that combine specific digital or media content, for imaginative, informative, or persuasive purposes that reflect upon challenging and complex issues
ACELY1776—Use a range of software, including word processing programs, confidently, flexibly and imaginatively to create, edit and publish texts, considering the identified purpose and the characteristics of the user
Teachers can set a Buy Smart project to teach and assess the core content in the business and economics stream of Humanities and social sciences (HASS). The project can also satisfy the requirement for students to plan and conduct investigations and communicate their findings.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE7K01 include:
needs vs wants
opportunity cost and evaluating priorities.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE7K02 include:
shopping around (choosing which businesses to support)
online shopping vs ‘bricks and mortar’ shopping.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE7K05 include:
consumer rights
returns and refunds
product safety.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9HE7S01—developing a research question
AC9HE7S02 and AC9HE7S03—conducting research into the issue
AC9HE7S04—responding to issue and proposing solutions (this is a key marking criterion of the competition)
AC9HE7S05—communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9HE7K01—Why opportunity cost exists as decisions are made to allocate limited resources to meet unlimited needs and wants
AC9HE7K02—The reasons businesses exist and how different types of businesses provide goods and services
AC9HE7K05—The rights and responsibilities of individuals and businesses in relation to consumer and financial products and services
AC9HE7S01—Develop questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
AC9HE7S02—Locate, select and organise information and data from a range of sources
AC9HE7S03—Interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships
AC9HE7S04—Develop a response to an economic and business issue, identifying potential costs and benefits
AC9HE7S05—Create descriptions and explanations, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms, and referencing information and data from sources
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK017 include:
building consumer literacy skills
unit pricing
consumer persuasion (e.g. advertising and scams).
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK018 include:
budgeting
needs vs wants.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACHES021—developing and investigating a research question
ACHES025—applying business knowledge and skills into real-life contexts (such as budgeting) and/or project-based activities such as developing a Buy Smart entry
ACHES026—communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACHEK017—The ways consumers and producers interact and respond to each other in the market
ACHEK018—Why and how individuals and businesses plan to achieve short-term and long-term personal, organisational and financial objectives
ACHES021—Develop questions about an economic or business issue or event, and plan and conduct an investigation or project
ACHES025—Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar and new situations
ACHES026—Present evidence-based conclusions using economics and business language and concepts in a range of appropriate formats and reflect on the consequences of alternative actions
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE8K01 include:
supply and demand
shopping around
cost of living choices.
A competition topic idea aligning with AC9HE8K02 is identifying opportunities to earn (e.g. a microbusiness) as part of an entry about budgeting.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE8K05 include:
budgeting and saving
balancing long and short-term savings goals.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9HE8S01—developing a research question
AC9HE8S02 and AC9HE8S03—conducting research into the issue
AC9HE8S04—responding to issue and proposing a considered solution (this is a key marking criterion of the competition)
AC9HE8S05—communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9HE8K01—How
markets influence decisions about the allocation of resources to the production of goods and services, and the effect of prices on these decisions
AC9HE8K02—Different
ways that businesses adapt to opportunities in the market and respond to the changing nature of work
AC9HE8K05—Processes
that individuals and/or businesses use to plan and budget to achieve short-term and long-term financial objectives
AC9HE8S01—Develop
questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
AC9HE8S02—Locate,
select and organise information and data from a range of sources
AC9HE8S03—Interpret
information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships
AC9HE8S04—Develop
a response to an economic and business issue, identifying potential costs and benefits
AC9HE8S05—Create
descriptions and explanations, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms, and referencing information and data from sources
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK027 include:
Australian Consumer Law
other Australian consumer protection laws.
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK029 include:
consumer rights
product safety
Australian Consumer Law
other Australian consumer protection laws.
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK036 include:
budgeting
any topic applying skills to complete a task.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACHES032 and ACHES033—developing and investigating a research question
ACHES037—communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACHEK027—The ways markets in Australia operate to enable the distribution of resources, and why they may be influenced by government
ACHEK029—The rights and responsibilities of consumers and businesses in Australia in terms of financial and economic decision-making
ACHEK036—Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar and new situations
ACHES032—Develop questions about an economic or business issue or event, and plan and conduct an investigation or project
ACHES033—Gather relevant data and information from a range of digital, online and print sources
ACHES037—Present evidence-based conclusions using economics and business language and concepts in a range of appropriate formats and reflect on the consequences of alternative actions
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas for AC9HE9K01 include:
credit and debt
budgeting
'buy now—pay later' services
cryptocurrency.
A competition topic idea under AC9HE9K04 is marketing and advertising, including the role of influencers.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE9K05 include:
budgeting and saving
credit and debt
scam awareness
identity theft
pros and cons of consumer reward programs
product safety, including recalls
legal protections for consumers (e.g. cooling-off periods)
how and why consumers use their power of choice.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9HE9S01—developing a research question
AC9HE9S02 and AC9HE9S03—conducting research into the issue
AC9HE9S04—proposing a considered solution to the issue (this is a key marking criterion of the competition)
AC9HE9S05—effectively communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9HE9K01—Why
and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian and global financial landscape
AC9HE9K04—Processes
that businesses use to create and maintain competitive advantage, including the role of entrepreneurs
AC9HE9K05—How
individuals and businesses manage consumer and financial risks and rewards
AC9HE9S01—Develop
and modify questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
AC9HE9S02—Locate,
select and analyse information and data from a range of sources
AC9HE9S03—Interpret
information and data, explaining economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships, and make predictions about consumer and financial impacts
AC9HE9S04—Develop
and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action
AC9HE9S05—Create
descriptions, explanations and arguments, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge research findings
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK040 include:
scam awareness
identity theft
credit and debt
budgeting.
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK047 include:
scam awareness
any topic applying skills to complete a project.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACHES043—developing a research question and planning an investigation
ACHES044 and ACHES045—gathering and analysing information and data
ACHES048 and ACHES049 —communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACHEK040—Why and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian and global financial landscape
ACHEK047—Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar, new and hypothetical situations
ACHES043—Develop questions and hypotheses about an economic or business issue or event, and plan and conduct an investigation
ACHES044—Gather relevant and reliable data and information from a range of digital, online and print sources
ACHES045—Analyse data and information in different formats to explain cause-and-effect relationships, make predictions and illustrate alternative perspectives
ACHES048—Present reasoned arguments and evidence-based conclusions in a range of appropriate formats using economics and business conventions, language and concepts
ACHES049—Reflect on the intended and unintended consequences of economic and business decisions
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9HE10K03 include:
buying a first car, including variable purchase choices (e.g. dealer vs private purchases), short and long-term costs, and other important factors
other major purchases (e.g. phone contracts)
comparative prices
consumer persuasion and marketing
consumer behaviour
credit and debt
'buy now—pay later' services.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
AC9HE10S01—developing and refining a research question
AC9HE10S02 and AC9HE10S03—conducting effective research into the issue
AC9HE10S04—recommending a course of action in response to the issue (this is a key marking criterion of the competition)
AC9HE10S05—effectively communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9HE10K03—Factors
that influence major consumer and financial decisions, and the short- and long-term consequences of these decisions
AC9HE10S01—Develop
and modify questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
AC9HE10S02—Locate,
select and analyse information and data from a range of sources
AC9HE10S03—Interpret
information and data, explaining economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships, and make predictions about consumer and financial impacts
AC9HE10S04—Develop
and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action
AC9HE10S05—Create
descriptions, explanations and arguments, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge and research findings
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK053 include:
comparative pricing
consumer persuasion and marketing
credit and debt
major purchases (e.g. buying a car)
consumer behaviour.
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACHEK059 include:
credit and debt
any topic applying skills to complete a Buy Smart project.
Students can develop skills aligning with:
ACHES055—developing questions and hypotheses to inform an investigation
ACHES056—gathering and analysing information and data
ACHES058—recommending a course of action in response to the issue (this is a key marking criterion of the competition)
ACHES060—communicating the issue and proposed solutions.
ACHES061—reflect on consequences of action or inaction toward chosen issue.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACHEK053—Factors that influence major consumer and financial decisions and the short-term and long-term consequences of these decisions
ACHEK059—Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar, new and hypothetical situations
ACHES055—Develop questions and hypotheses about an economic or business issue or event, and plan and conduct an investigation
ACHES056—Gather relevant and reliable data and information from a range of digital, online and print sources
ACHES058—Generate a range of viable options in response to an economic or business issue or event, use cost-benefit analysis and appropriate criteria to recommend and justify a course of action and predict the potential consequences of the proposed action
ACHES060—Present reasoned arguments and evidence-based conclusions in a range of appropriate formats using economics and business conventions, language and concepts
ACHES061—Reflect on the intended and unintended consequences of economic and business decisions
Digital technologies curriculum links
Teachers can use the Buy Smart program to challenge students to engage with end users on a digital technologies research topic.
Online safety—including avoiding scams and protecting personal online information—falls within the scope of the competition.
Student projects can use any platform or system, but make sure you consider whether we'll need any specialised technology to access your students' work.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Students using digital platforms to create and develop an entry (including as a group project) can develop skills aligning with:
AC9TDI8P01
AC9TDI8P02
AC9TDI8P04
AC9TDI8P07
AC9TDI8P09
AC9TDI8P11
AC9TDI8P12.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9TDI8P13 include:
personal information (e.g. identity theft)
recognising online scams.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9TDI8P01—Acquire,
store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
AC9TDI8P02—Analyse
and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends
AC9TDI8P04—Define
and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories
AC9TDI8P07—Design
the user experience of a digital system
AC9TDI8P09—Implement,
modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI8P11—Select
and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions
AC9TDI8P12—Select
and use a range of digital tools efficiently and responsibly to share content online, and plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects
AC9TDI8P13—Explain
how multi-factor authentication protects an account when the password is compromised and identify phishing and other cyber security threats
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Students using digital platforms to create and develop an entry (including as a group project) can develop skills aligning with:
ACTDIP025
ACTDIP028
ACTDIP030.
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACTDIP032 include:
personal information (e.g. identity theft)
recognising scams.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACTDIP025—Acquire data from a range of sources and evaluate authenticity, accuracy and timeliness
ACTDIP028—Design the user experience of a digital system, generating, evaluating and communicating alternative designs
ACTDIP030—Implement and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions in a general-purpose programming language
ACTDIP032—Plan and manage projects that create and communicate ideas and information collaboratively online, taking safety and social contexts into account
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Students can develop skills aligning with AC9TDI10K02 where a Buy Smart project is presented as an online document.
Students using digital platforms to create and develop an entry (including as a group project) can develop skills aligning with:
AC9TDI10P02
AC9TDI10P04
AC9TDI10P07
AC9TDI10P10
AC9TDI10P11
AC9TDI10P12.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9TDI10P13 include:
personal information (e.g. identity theft)
recognising online scams.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9TDI10K02—Represent
documents online as content (text), structure (markup) and presentation (styling) and explain why such representations are important
AC9TDI10P02—Analyse
and visualise data interactively using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends and outliers
AC9TDI10P04—Define
and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by interviewing stakeholders to create user stories
AC9TDI10P07—Design
and prototype the user experience of a digital system
AC9TDI10P10—Evaluate
existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise
AC9TDI10P11—Select
and use emerging digital tools and advanced features to create and communicate interactive content for a diverse audience
AC9TDI10P12—Use
simple project management tools to plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects, accounting for risks and responsibilities
AC9TDI10P13—Develop
cyber security threat models, and explore a software, user or software supply chain vulnerability
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Students can develop skills aligning with ACTDIP034, ACTDIP039 or ACTDIP044 by using digital platforms to create and develop an entry (including as a group project).
Competition topic ideas aligning with ACTDIP043 and ACTDIP044 include:
personal information (e.g. identity theft)
recognising scams.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACTDIP034—Develop techniques for acquiring, storing and validating quantitative and qualitative data from a range of sources, considering privacy and security requirements.
ACTDIP039—Design the user experience of a digital system by evaluating alternative designs against criteria, including functionality, accessibility, usability and aesthetics.
ACTDIP043—Create interactive solutions for sharing ideas and information online, taking into account safety, social contexts and legal responsibilities.
ACTDIP044—Plan and manage projects using an iterative and collaborative approach, identifying risks and considering safety and sustainability.
The Buy Smart program can provide a framework for projects in media arts, including engaging an identified target audience—for example, analysing how advertisers use media languages and/or technologies as persuasive tools may fall within the competition's scope.
Find competition topic ideas that align with versions 9.0 and 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum.
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Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Students creating a media artwork as a competition entry can develop skills aligning with:
AC9AMA8D01
AC9AMA8D02
AC9AMA8C01
AC9AMA8C02
AC9AMA8P01.
Competition topic ideas aligning with AC9AMA8E01 include:
advertising as media artworks conveying meaning in their own right
product placement conveying meaning in other media artworks.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9AMA8C01—Design
and structure media arts works to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning for an intended audience
AC9AMA8C02—Apply
production processes and use media arts concepts to construct representations and produce media arts works that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning for specific audiences using responsible media practice
AC9AMA8D01—Develop
media production skills throughout the production process to construct representations using media languages and media technologies
AC9AMA8D02—Reflect
on their own and others' media arts works and practices to inform choices they make during the production process
AC9AMA8E01—Investigate
the ways that media arts concepts are used in media arts works and practices across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
AC9AMA8P01—Present
media arts works, using responsible media practices and considering potential relationships the work could create with audiences
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Students creating a media artwork as a competition entry can develop skills aligning with:
ACAMAM066
ACAMAM067
ACAMAM068
ACAMAM069
ACAMAM070.
A competition topic aligning with ACAMAR071 is media advertisements and their impact on consumer audiences.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACAMAM066—Experiment with the organisation of ideas to structure stories through media conventions and genres to create points of view in images, sounds and text
ACAMAM067—Develop media representations to show familiar or shared social and cultural values and beliefs, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
ACAMAM068—Develop and refine media production skills to shape the technical and symbolic elements of images, sounds and text for a specific purpose and meaning
ACAMAM069—Plan, structure and design media artworks that engage audiences
ACAMAM070—Present media artworks for different community and institutional contexts with consideration of ethical and regulatory issues
ACAMAR071—Analyse how technical and symbolic elements are used in media artworks to create representations influenced by story, genre, values and points of view of particular audiences
Buy Smart alignment with version 9.0
Students creating a media artwork as a competition entry can develop skills aligning with:
AC9AMA10C01
AC9AMA10C02
AC9AMA10D01
AC9AMA10D02
AC9AMA10P01.
Competition topic ideas for AC9AMA10E01 include:
advertising as media artworks conveying meaning in their own right
product placement conveying meaning in other media artworks.
AC 9.0 code and content description
AC9AMA10C01—Design
and structure media arts works that examine and communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
AC9AMA10C02—Apply
production processes and use media arts concepts to construct representations and produce media arts works that communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning, and confirm or challenge the expectations of specific audiences
AC9AMA10D01—Experiment
with ways to construct representations that reflect ideas, perspectives and/or meaning, and/or use of media conventions, media languages and media technologies
AC9AMA10D02—Reflect
on their own or others’ media arts works and/or practices to refine and inform choices they make during stages of the production process
AC9AMA10E01—Investigate
the ways that media artists use media arts concepts to construct representations in media arts works and practices across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
AC9AMA10P01—Present
media arts works to audiences and plan approaches for creating relationships with audiences if/when media arts works are distributed in selected personal, community and/or institutional contexts using responsible media practice
Buy Smart alignment with version 8.4
Students can develop skills aligning with ACAMAM075 or ACAMAM076 by creating a Buy Smart project as a competition entry.
A competition entry idea for ACAMAM078 is media advertisements and their impact on consumer audiences.
AC 8.4 code and content description
ACAMAM075—Develop and refine media production skills to integrate and shape the technical and symbolic elements in images, sounds and text for a specific purpose, meaning and style
ACAMAM076—Plan and design media artworks for a range of purposes that challenge the expectations of specific audiences by particular use of production processes
ACAMAM078—Evaluate how technical and symbolic elements are manipulated in media artworks to create and challenge representations framed by media conventions, social beliefs and values for a range of audiences
General capabilities
The Buy Smart program can also support developing general capabilities outlined at the following Australian Curriculum links.
