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Poverty and Inequality in Australia - Making Ends Meet
Lesson5 of 5 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6MathematicsSocialEqualityHomelessnessHuman RightsSocial Action
Lesson Summary
This lesson aims to help students understand the difference between the poverty line and the amount of government income support available for someone who is unemployed. While working through the tasks, students will begin to notice the difficulties that are experienced by many Australians and consider the expenses needed to live; calculate essential daily costs and apply them to a budget.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the difference between the poverty line and the amount of government income support available
- discover the general cost of living expenses
- calculate essential daily costs and apply them to a budget
- factor funds availability and how to budget based on income
Success criteria
Students can:
- articulate the difference between the poverty line and government income support
- apply mathematical critical thinking skills to analyse real-life scenarios about people living below the poverty line
- create a budget based on the basic cost of living
- calculate the amount of money needed to spend on essentials and whether this falls above or below the poverty line
- understand why it is essential for the government to increase the level of income support payments
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