Jacaranda Geoactive

FOR THE NSW AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM YEARS 7 – 10

NSW’s favourite, Jacaranda Geoactive NSW Australian curriculum series, has been refreshed to reflect our changing world with updated content, pedagogy and language, alongside tools to spark students’ interest in Geography.

How we are different

  • Teacher Support

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    Unrivalled teacher support

    A complete resource that offers support for teachers in any school context – including a teachON section with teaching notes, samples answers, differentiated work programs, school-based fieldwork and much more.

  • Authentic Voices

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    Real, authentic and diverse voices

    Get students thinking about the interconnection between people and places with new topic hooks, including stories and images in response to key inquiry questions from real people about their place in the world.

  • Differentiation

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    Meaningful differentiation at every stage

    Cater for students of all abilities with worksheets and differentiated question sets for every lesson, and explicit support to help students decode question types and structure their responses.

Titles in this series

Digital

Select Plan

Title: Jacaranda Geoactive 1 NSW AC Stage 4 5e learnON
ISBN: 9780730394334
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $60 (2 year license)

Digital + Print

Select Plan

Title: Jacaranda Geoactive 1 NSW AC Stage 4 5e learnON + Print
ISBN: 9780730394297
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $90

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Digital

Select Plan

Title: Jacaranda Geoactive 2 NSW AC Stage 5 5e learnON
ISBN: 9780730394259
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $60 (2 year license)

Digital + Print

Select Plan

Title: Jacaranda Geoactive 2 NSW AC Stage 5 5e learnON + Print
ISBN: 9780730394280
Publication Date: 2021
RRP: $90

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Why NSW Geography teachers trust Jacaranda:

Jarrod Hall from St. Dominic’s College shares how the Jacaranda Geoactive NSW Australian curriculum series has supported his teaching, simplified assigning student work, saved time marking and reviewing work and offered a range of engaging multimedia to support learning.

  • Series features

    The latest editions of the Jacaranda Geoactive series include these key features:

    • Clear structure and syllabus alignment: Clear and well-scaffolded structure, content, and language with explicit links to the NSW Australian Curriculum Geography Syllabus.
    • Customisable eWorkbook: Included free, with over 160 scaffolded worksheets (all with sample answers for teachers).
    • Fieldwork worksheets: Designed to give teachers single-period, mini-projects to build students’ skills without needing to leave school grounds.
    • SkillBuilders: Develop students’ geographical skills in context with our ‘Tell me, Show me, Let me do it!’ approach.
    • Differentiated question sets: All question sets are differentiated for difficulty (levels 1, 2, and 3) and type (check, apply, challenge) – allowing students of all abilities to build their comprehension, application, and higher-order thinking skills.
    • Rich interactive content: A comprehensive range of interactivities, concept explainer videos, weblinks, and online content all embedded at the point of learning in learnON.
    • Topographic maps: One full-page topographic map and associated exercises per chapter so students can develop essential mapping skills (including a print-friendly PDF version).
    • Life Skills outcomes: Activities and teaching notes specifically addressing Life Skills outcomes.
    • Flexible teaching approaches: Question sets in print and online match one-to-one to allow different or flexible teaching approaches (with sample answers for every question).
    • Learning intentions and success criteria: Provided for every subtopic, so students understand what they need to learn and can give feedback on their own sense of achievement.

  • Authors

    Louise Swanson

    Nicole Gray

    Karen Bowden

    Adrian Harrison

    Kymberly Govers

    Steven Newman

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Testimonials

Feedback from schools about the Jacaranda Geoactive series

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Book a demo of Jacaranda Geoactive NSW Ac today and see why this resource is so well loved by NSW schools.