The World of Maps
Maps projections – A history In the earliest days of human civilisation, people would move around on land and know the local landscape well enough to navigate using landmarks. As we spread across [...]
AMSI’s CSI Investigation
A skull has been found by workers during excavation for foundations of a new shopping centre and the police have been called to investigate. The police need to gain as much information from the [...]
Mrs Sim’s Dollars and Sense
This task addresses some of the burning questions most teenagers have: “How much will I earn when I leave school?” and “How much will it cost to buy a car?”, along with some of the more essential [...]
Work Unit: Mr Moon’s feathery problem
Mr Moon, the Principal at a small primary school in country in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, recently convinced the school council to have the lovely old school hall freshly painted and [...]
‘Mission to Mars’ – An AMSI Schools ‘Rich Task’ in Number & Place Value
It is the Year 2035. You and your students are members of the International Solar Exploration Federation (ISEF) team, charged with exploring and setting up a base on Mars. Working for the [...]
