Jacaranda Essentials Economics & Civics Worksheets is a set of over 60 photocopiable masters written to support the teaching of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). The worksheets address Level 5 and Level 6 standards.

The worksheets link to and extend the content and activities of theJacaranda Essentials Economics & Civics student textbook and CD-ROM. Each worksheet builds on a selected spread in the textbook. To assist students and teachers, where appropriate, resources needed to complete the various tasks are itemised on each worksheet.

The activities in the worksheets are carefully devised to suit students of all abilities and varied interests. Some worksheets are suitable for classroom work, with contemporary stimulus material and questions, while others encourage teamwork or provide students with opportunities to use their creative skills.

A range of internet research ideas and other ICT-related tasks are included, many of which are suitable for homework, or for projects and assignments.