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For the Victorian Curriculum
Four subjects in one or each subject individually – the choice is yours!
Due to popular demand, Jacaranda is excited to announce the return of the much-loved Jacaranda Humanities Alive series for the 2020 school year.
Written by practising teachers and passionate subject experts, the new series includes a wealth of resources across multiple formats designed to spark students’ curiosity, build skills, and empower teachers to teach their class their way.




Won: Student Resource – Junior 2020
English/Humanities/Languages/Arts/Technologies/Health & Physical Education
Australian Education Publishing Awards (EPAA)
See it for yourself! Get full teacher digital access for 90 days:
Lessons by Victoria’s best teachers
A selection of video lessons delivered by passionate subject teachers bring History and Geography topics to life to complement and enrich the classroom experience.
Unmatched teacher support – teachON
Practical teaching advice, teacher-led videos and lesson plans, designed to save time and provide inspiration and support for teachers.
Thinking Big research projects
Thinking Big research projects for every topic provide opportunities for students to delve deeper, think creatively and work collaboratively.
Focus on skills – SkillBuilders
Jacaranda’s award-winning SkillBuilders develop students’ skills in an engaging and accessible way. Delivered through our proven Tell me, Show me, Let me do it! approach and available in every topic.
Five new Victorian Humanities series
We are publishing a complete suite of Humanities resources for the 2020 school year, giving you the flexibility of a complete package or individual subjects – the choice is yours!

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Series features
The latest editions of Jacaranda’s Humanities Alive series include these key features:
- Choice – four titles in one, or single-subject titles
- teachON – video lessons by Victoria’s best teachers, teaching advice and lesson plans
- learnON – our most powerful digital learning platform
- An immersive digital platform in which students and teachers are connected
- Rich media, including videos and interactives to engage and inspire
- Results reported against skills and content, allowing unmatched visibility of students’ progress
- Immediate, corrective feedback for students and an in-built testmaker for teachers to create assignments from a large pool of questions for immediate, spaced and mixed practice.
- Thinking Big research projects – creative, imaginative, collaborative activities
- SkillBuilders – Tell me, Show me, Let me do it!
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Formats
Jacaranda provides a range of format options to allow teachers to teach their class their way.
Print
Printed textbook with free digital code insideDigital
learnON is our immersive and flexible digital learning platform.iPad app
Trusted Jacaranda content available online and offline through the iPad appPDF
Downloadable PDFs available in the learnON platform -
Authors
Robert Darlington
Judy Mraz
Simon Phelan
Jill Price
Matt Richardson
Graeme Smithies
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Offers and complementary products
Jacaranda Atlas
The iconic Jacaranda Atlas is available for the first time, as a hardcover atlas with a complimentary eBookPLUS so students and teachers get the best of both formats.
Jacaranda myWorld Atlas
myWorld Atlas is Jacaranda’s unique digital atlas that enables students to explore the world and test their geographical skills.
Jacaranda World History Atlas
myWorld History Atlas is a unique digital atlas that brings to life the content of the printed Jacaranda World History Atlas.
Jacaranda Humanities Alive VC series
The Jacaranda Humanities Alive Victorian Curriculum series is available in a print with digital (learnON) or digital-only format to allow teachers to teach their class, their way. For digital customers, use your resource both online and offline with downloadable PDFs and the iPad app.
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Year 7
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 7 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730372837 Publication date: November 2019 RRP: $74.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside
BUY NOWDigital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 7 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON ISBN: 9780730372868 Publication date: September 2019 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
To view content, simply click on the chapter link in green and the PDF will open up in a separate browser tab.
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Year 8
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730372776 Publication date: November 2019 RRP: $74.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside
BUY NOWDigital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON ISBN: 9780730372691 Publication date: September 2019 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
To view content, simply click on the chapter link in green and the PDF will open up in a separate browser tab.
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Year 9
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 9 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730372363 Publication date: December 2019 RRP: $74.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 9 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON ISBN: 9780730372370 Publication date: October 2019 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
To view content, simply click on the chapter link in green and the PDF will open up in a separate browser tab.
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Year 10
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 10 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730372431 Publication date: December 2019 RRP: $74.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Humanities Alive 10 Victorian Curriculum 2E learnON ISBN: 9780730372479 Publication date: October 2019 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
To view content, simply click on the chapter link in green and the PDF will open up in a separate browser tab.