2040 - Comparing Economic Models

Australian Curriculum content description:

Year 9 Economics and Business

• Why and how participants in the global economy are dependent on each other (ACHEK039)
• Analyse data and information in different formats to explain cause-and-effect relationships, make predictions and illustrate alternative perspectives (ACHES045)
• Reflect on the intended and unintended consequences of economic and business decisions (ACHES049)

Year 10 Economics and Business

• The links between economic performance and living standards, and how and why variations exist within and between economies (ACHEK051) 
• Analyse data and information in different formats to explain cause-and-effect relationships, make predictions and illustrate alternative perspectives (ACHES057) 
• Reflect on the intended and unintended consequences of economic and business decisions (ACHES061)

Relevant parts of Year 9 achievement standards: Students explain the role of the Australian economy in allocating and distributing resources. Students develop and present evidence-based conclusions and reasoned arguments using appropriate texts, subject-specific language and concepts. They analyse the effects of economic and business decisions and the potential consequences of alternative actions.

Relevant parts of Year 10 achievement standards: Students give explanations for variations in economic performance and standards of living within and between economies. Students develop and present evidence-based conclusions and reasoned arguments incorporating different points of view. They analyse the intended and unintended effects of economic and business decisions and the potential consequences of alternative actions.

Syllabus outcomes: C5.2, C5.3, C5.4, C5.5, C5.7

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability.

Unit of work: 2040 – Economics and Business – Years 7 to 10

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding:  Medium – facilitate class discussion

To view our NZ Curriculum alignment, click here.

• Student Worksheets – one copy per student
• Device capable of presenting a video to the class 
• Agree/Disagree Posters 
• Doughnut Economics Model
• The Doughnut of Social and Planetary Boundaries Worksheet – one per student 
• Trickle Down Economics Image

2040 is an innovative feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW! Director Damon Gameau embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. 

In Australia: Order the Schools Version of the 2040 DVD. The Schools Version includes an educational license and is for Australian primary and secondary schools that wish to utilise the film as a learning tool or host free on-site screenings for the school community.

In New Zealand: Order the Schools Version of the 2040 DVD. The Schools Version includes an educational license and is for New Zealand primary and secondary schools that wish to utilise the film as a learning tool or host free on-site screenings for the school community.

If you are teaching in either New Zealand or Australia, you can now organise a virtual screening of the film for your class. To enquire about this option, simply email schools@whatsyour2040.com and the 2040 team will help you set this up! If you have already bought a DVD of the film and you have a ClickView account, you can email the team for permission to upload the film to your account to make it more easily accessible for your teachers and students.

Cool.org, GoodThing Productions and Regen Pictures would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of Good Pitch Australia, Shark Island Institute, Documentary Australia Foundation, The Caledonia Foundation and our philanthropic partners in the development of these teaching resources.