Yr 6 What Are the Rules and Responsibilities of Government

CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP YEAR LEVEL 6 TERM 1-2 (10 x 1 hour lessons)

Australia’s Democratic System of Government & Law Unit Title:

Achievement By the end of Year 6, students explain the purpose of key institutions and levels of government in Australia’s democracy. Standard They describe the role of parliaments in creating law. Students explain what it means to be an Australian citizen and how people can participate as global citizens.

When researching, students develop questions and gather and analyse information from different sources to investigate the society in which they live. When planning for action, they identify different points of view and solutions to an issue. Students develop and present their ideas and viewpoints using appropriate texts and civics and citizenship terms and concepts. They identify the ways they can participate as citizens in the school.

Civics and Citizenship Content Descriptions Assessment (A) Concepts Government and Knowledge and Understandings Assessment For Learning Democracy Government & Democracy Students complete - (Section 9) pg. 11 of booklet - Hop into The key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of Laws and Citizens Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. government based on the Westminster system, including the Activity: Three Levels of Government responsibilities page Citizenship, monarchy, parliaments, and courts (ACHCK035) (http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/preu/Hop%20Into diversity and identity %20Parliament%20book.pdf The roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government, Assessment As Learning including shared roles and responsibilities within Australia’s federal system (ACHCK036) Q2. Ask students what they know about the courts system? What is their purpose? How do they operate etc.? Write in their Laws and Citizens books/Google Docs How state/territory and federal laws are initiated and passed (Assessment As/Of) through parliament (ACHCK037) Assessment Of Learning Skills: ACHCS040, ACHCS042, ACHCS043, ACHCS045 Assessment: Cloze p.6, Quiz p. 8 Extension activity: Crossword pg:9 Student Activity Booklet

Google Presentation – Choice of topics covered throughout Unit 1. Monarchy 2. Parliament 3. Government 4. Laws

Civics and Citizenship Skills Key Questions Bands Year 3 4 Band Questioning and Research What are the roles and responsibilities of the different levels of Year 5 6 Band Analysis Synthesis and Interpretation government in Australia? Problem Solving and Decision Making How are laws developed in Australia? Communication and Reflections

Learning Framework Community Active Investigator Designer and Creator Contributor Effective Communicator Quality Producer Leader and Collaborator

Cross Curriculum Catholic Ethos Social Emotional Learning Inclusive Education Priorities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Sustainability Education Histories and Cultures Asia

General Capabilities Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Behaviour Technology Personal and Social Competence

Links to other LA’s Learning and Teaching Strategies Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cross Curricular Priorities Social Emotional Learning General Capabilities Information communication Technology, Literacy, Ethical Behaviour, Personal and Social Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking

Engage ⇒ Explore ⇒ Explain ⇒ Elaborate ⇒ Evaluate

Engage Resources Lesson 1 & 2: The three levels of government and their roles. Teacher Resources Ask children to raise their hand if : Australian Broadcasting ● they play a sport outside of school Corporation (links to ● they enjoy going to the local park table) ● they have clean running water in their house www.abc.net.au/civics/ ● they drive on a bitumen road to get to school democracy/curric/gpe2. ● they catch a bus to and from school htm ● they have a big wheelie bin that is collected weekly Q. Ask children if these things make their life better, easier, more enjoyable? Ask them to imagine what life might be like without such Three levels of a services and facilities? Discuss ideas, results, impacts, etc. Government Fact Sheet Q. Ask the children who is responsible for such services to be provided and run well? Local government = Council - AEC What are the other levels of government in Australia? State/Territory and Federal http://www.aec.gov.au A1. Get children to draw up a 3 column table in their books/Google Doc and record the roles and responsibilities they know of for each /About_AEC/Publicatio level of government or fill in the table. Or provide table from : http://www.abc.net.au/civics/democracy/curric/gper9.htm ns/Fact_Sheets/three_l A2. Watch the video called Three Levels of Government from the Parliamentary Education Office - Link vls.htm also http://www.peo.gov.au/multimedia/videos.html (duration 2:27min) Transcript and information for video clip also available. http://www.aec.gov.au A3. Go to: http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/preu/Activity%20Sheet%20-%203%20Levels%20of%20Government.pdf /About_AEC/Publicatio Using the Worksheets 1 and 2, complete the following activity: Cut out the different areas of responsibility & glue them into the level ns/Fact_Sheets/files/3- of government responsible for that area. levels.pdf A3. Answer ideas: (link is provided) Everyone’s Parliament A4. Complete Worksheet 3: Using the pictures and letters provided, write in the responsibilities for each level of government. Fact Sheet 1.1- A5. Extension: Mini Assessment http://www.parliament Students complete - (Section 9) p.g. 11 of booklet - Hop into Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. Activity: .qld.gov.au/documents Three Levels of Government responsibilities page (Link provided) /explore/education/fac Teacher Information: tsheets/Factsheet_1.1_ Australia has three levels of lawmaking – often referred to as the three levels of government – that work together to provide ThreeLevelsOfGovt.pdf Australians with the services they need. The three levels are: Student Resources ● Federal (or national) Parliament, in Canberra Worksheets 1,2&3. ● State/territory parliaments, in each state/territory capital city http://www.nt.gov.au/l ● Local councils (also called shires or municipalities), across the nation. ant/about- Information page links: parliament/preu/Activit http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/index.htm y%20Sheet%20- http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/three-levels-of-law-making.html %203%20Levels%20of http://www.peo.gov.au/uploads/peo/docs/fact-sheets/three_levels_lawmaiking.pdf %20Government.pdf

Table of Government Services E.g. Federal goods and services State goods and services Local goods and services defence health & hospitals building regulations immigration schools & education waste disposal foreign affairs employment & training drains & water supply justice & customs transport & roads libraries trade police & justice signs taxation emergency services sports grounds communications environment & heritage dog control agriculture, fisheries & forestry agriculture, mining & natural resources child care regulation industry, tourism & resources family & community services health & ageing primary industries transport & regional services industry & tourism environment excise duties and state taxes education

Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Assessment Opportunities Parliament, government, local, state, federal, responsibility, services, national, shire, municipality, lawmaking Assessment For Learning – 3 levels of Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Link government

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Cross Curricular Priorities Social Emotional Learning General Capabilities Information communication Technology, Literacy, Ethical Behaviour, Personal and Social Capability, Critical and Creating Thinking

Explore Resources Lesson 3: The three levels of government and who is in each level of government: Names and Titles & Members of Parliament Teacher Resources Teacher refer to resource page “Everyone’s Parliament Fact Sheet 1.1” - www.parliament.qld.gov.au or www.parliament.qld.go http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/education/factsheets/Factsheet_1.1_ThreeLevelsOfGovt.pdf v.au A1. Students create 3 columns in their books and fill in the Queens’ representative, Head of Government and Local representative for Australian Electoral each level of government. Commission website. Q1. Ask children who are the key members (titles) for each of the three levels of government? eg Queen’s Representative Not http://www.aec.gov.au/ applicable to local government, Head of Government Mayor, Lord Mayor or Shire President, Your Representative Councillor profiles/ A2. Identify the Member for your school’s electorate, and / or students’ residential electorates, for each level of government. http://www.dfat.gov.au A3. Ask the students to describe their electorate e.g. Where is their electorate located? For example, is it urban, rural, coastal or /facts/electoral_system. inland? How would they describe the electorate and its people? html

Teacher Information: For information about electorates, check the Australian Electoral Commission website. http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/ eg: Profile of the electoral division of Kennedy (Qld) and Our Electoral System: http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/electoral_system.html Student Resources Electorates - different areas which each have a Member of Parliament to represent them. http://www.nt.gov.au/l ant/about- Lesson 4: Where did the modern Australian parliamentary system come from? Westminster System & Magna Carta Influence: parliament/preu/Hop A1. Read through information page to see where our parliament originated from - What is Parliament? P1 of booklet - Hop into %20Into%20Parliament Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory . %20book.pdf A2. Watch movie clip - What is Parliament? (duration 2:03min) DEFINITION: A parliament is a group of people representing a country, state or territory who have been given the authority to make laws. In Australia, these people are elected to their positions. Although the primary role of parliaments is to make laws, many other debates also take place. http://www.peo.gov.au/multimedia/videos/about-parliament-what-is-parliament.html Q1. Revise: Ask Children: In Australia, what is the Parliament made up of? Make a list: the Queen, represented by the Governor- General and two Houses of Parliament: the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Q2. Discuss & find definitions of keywords of interest such as: elected, laws, debates, parliament, rights, two-house system, bills and legislation. What do they mean? Create a class word bank. A3. Look at Two Chambers of House (Senate & House of Representatives) in greater detail: Refer to Senate House of Representatives p. 2 of booklet - Hop into Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. Children complete Activity matching terms and definitions Activity 1. A4. Look at the Westminster system and its key elements p. 3 of booklet- Hop into Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory . - Do Activity 2 on page 3 - Match key elements with explanations.

Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Assessment Opportunities Queen’s Representative, Governor General, parliament, House, Electoral Commission, House of Representatives, Queen, elected, laws, debates, , rights, two-house system, bills, legislation, Senate, Westminster, Kennedy, Magna Carta, member Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Link

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Explain Resources Lesson 5: Explain the role of Monarchy and its representatives in Australia including the Governor - General Teacher Resources A1. Write ‘Constitutional Monarchy’ on the board. Q1. Ask students what these two words mean? Have they heard of these words Clip link: before? Definition of Constitutional Monarchy: A nation that has an elected parliament which has both a constitution and a Monarch http://www.peo.gov.au (queen or king) as Head of State. Our current Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II. /multimedia/videos/ab Teacher Information: Constitution - written document that sets out the rules for how the country will be governed and the rights and out-parliament-what-is- responsibilities of its people. Monarchy - A monarchy is a form of government that has a single person known as a monarch at its parliament.html head. Monarchs use such titles as king, queen, emperor, or empress. Monarchies were once common throughout the world, but now they are rare. Monarchs generally reign for life. Also, most monarchies are hereditary. This means that when the monarch dies, a son, BTN Clip - daughter, or other relative becomes the next monarch. However, some early monarchs were elected. There are several kinds of http://www.abc.net.au/ monarchy. In an absolute monarchy, the monarch rules with unlimited power. Absolute monarchy is less common today than btn/story/s3934588.ht constitutional monarchy. A constitutional, or limited, monarchy has an elected government that runs the country. In this case, the m monarch has very little power. Today monarchies survive in the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Morocco, Jordan, Japan, and several other countries. These are all constitutional monarchies. Student Resources A2: Watch the clip Governor - General on BTN - http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3934588.htm Discuss with class points of interest, or note-take key points while watching.

More related lesson ideas and content visit: http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/ddunits/units/up1parl-glance.htm

Teacher Information: Key terms (suggestion: create a class definitions match up?) Constitution - Written set of principles, rules and laws that specify the powers and duties of a government or organisation Monarch - The king or queen of Britain, as head of the state. Governor - General - The Queen’s representative in Australia. Has major powers and includes duties such as: appearing at ceremonies, calling an election, approving the appointment of judges and Ministers and signing Bills. However, rarely exercises these without the Government and Prime Minister’s advice. Current Governor General- Peter Cosgrove (2014) Senate - Upper House of Federal Parliament House of Representatives - Lower House of Federal Parliament

Lesson 6 : Key democratic institutions and their roles, such as Parliament house in Canberra & observing parliament in session A1. Watch video - Our house- Explore Australia’s Parliament House as a meeting place http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/kidsview.html A2. Look at page- What happens in Parliament, Who does what & Two sides of parliament pg 6 & 7- & 9 of booklet: Fun Activity book from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. - http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/preu/Fun_Activity_Book.pdf A3. Complete Activities - Who Am I? Match name tiles with definitions p. 10 of Fun Activity Book from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. - http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/preu/Fun_Activity_Book.pdf

Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Assessment Opportunities Queen’s Representative, Governor General, parliament, House, Electoral Commission, House of Representatives, Queen, elected, laws, debates, , rights, two-house system, bills, legislation, Senate, Westminster, Kennedy, Magna Carta, member, monarch

Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Link Reflection

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Elaborate Resources Lesson 7 : Laws and where they come from & Stages of passing a bill Teacher Resources Students will understand the process of creating and maintaining laws in Australia & movement of a bill through parliament http://www.peo.gov.au A1. Watch video - Making a Law from site PEO http://www.peo.gov.au/multimedia/videos/about-parliament-parliamentary- /multimedia/videos/ab committees.html out-parliament- A2. Read through information page - Making A Law – P9 (section 8) of booklet parliamentary- Hop into Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory. committees.html A3. Complete Activity 6 - Thinking about a law to change A4. Follow link to - Pass the bill (interactive video) http://www.peo.gov.au/kidsview/ http://www.peo.gov.au/ A5. Complete Activity 7 - Making a Law- P10 (section 8) of booklet - kidsview/ Hop into Parliament from the Legislative Assembly of Northern Territory Student Resources

For more information and lesson related to law visit: http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/ddunits/units/ls2law-glance.htm http://www.nt.gov.au/l ant/about- Lesson 8 & 9: The Court System parliament/preu/Hop Teacher Information: %20Into%20Parliament Australia has a system of both federal and state courts (sometimes referred to as ‘the judiciary’). For more information look at: %20book.pdf Q1. What is the Judicial Branch? The Supreme Court etc http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/government/national/judicial.html or Understanding the Courts - http://www.vicbar.com.au/using-the-legal-system/understanding-the-courts Q2. Ask students what they know about the courts system? What is their purpose? How do they operate etc? Write in their books/Google Docs (Assessment As/Of) A1. Watch the short documentary of the High Court of Australia - (12 mins) http://www.hcourt.gov.au/education/student- resources/resources-for-primary-secondary-and-tertiary- A2. Look at how the court system is related - Hierarchy of Courts http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/lrc/abs/publication/content/wcd00002/wcd00206.htm A3. Put students into 5 or 6 groups - Each group is to become an expert group on one of the following Court systems in Australia (see list below) Find information at: http://www.vicbar.com.au/using-the-legal-system/understanding-the-courts or http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/courts-and-tribunals/queensland-courts Children are to summarise how it works etc. and share their summarised information with the class. State Supreme Court of Victoria County Court Magistrates' Court (which includes a number of specialised divisions) Children's Court Coroners Court In addition to these courts, there are also several tribunals operating in Victoria. Federal High Court Federal Court of Australia Family Court of Australia Federal Circuit Court of Australia

A4. Watch the virtual tour of the highcourt - http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga3116 and or http://www.streetviewandmaps.com/en/map/au/856763-High-Court-of-Australia/ A5. Refer to Student activity booklet - Provide students with an Image of inside the court Handout P3 and an image of the various roles Handout P5. Follow link to Answer sheet for Primary Student Activities (PDF 1.7M) http://www.hcourt.gov.au/education/student- resources/resources-for-primary-secondary-and-tertiary-students Assessment: Cloze p.6, Quiz p. 8 Extension activity: Crossword pg:9 Student Activity Booklet Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Assessment Opportunities Courts, high court. Federal court, family court, supreme, county, magistrate, children’s court, coroners court, Assessment: Cloze p.6, Quiz p. 8 Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Link Extension activity: Crossword pg:9 Student Activity Booklet

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Evaluate Resources Lesson 9/10: Assessment Task Teacher Resources Provide Students with Assessment Task: Students are to choose one area discussed throughout the unit and present their knowledge and understanding of the area to the Student Resources class. This can be through an oral presentation/digital presentation (Google Presentation) Online Parliamentary Options: Quiz 1. Parliamentary System Google Presentation 2. Monarchy 3. Laws 4. Government Additional Assessment: Complete Parliamentary Quiz online - http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/kidsview.html Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Assessment Opportunities Civics and Citizenship Metalanguage Link

Reflection Planning for Differently Abled Students

Student/s Different Ability Australian Curriculum Learning and Teaching Strategies Assessment Strategies Content Descriptions being addressed Assessment Task

Student Name: Year Level: 6 Name of Task: Australia’s Democratic System of Government & Law Teacher: Learning Area/s: Civics and Citizenship

Assessed By: Date Commenced: Date Due:

Type of Task: Oral Written Other Task Conditions: Individual Pair Group Work In Class Homework Other Opportunity to Books Notes Library Technology Access: Assessed By: Self Peer Other Teacher

Task Description Students choose (or teachers may select) one of the following areas that have been covered throughout the unit as the topic for a presentation: 1. Court System 2. Parliamentary System 3. Laws 4. Government 5. Monarchy

Procedure 1. You must choose a topic for your presentation from the above list 2. You must choose a method of presentation – Google Presentation, Oral Presentation, Other… 3. Create a plan or layout for the presentation, including brief details. 4. Create Presentation using Google Presentation or requirements for Oral Presentation. If students are working in pairs/groups, additional time may be necessary throughout preparation time for planning, or support required assistance with collaborative capacity of Google Presentation. Resources Class notes

Research - library, internet

Information Wall in the classroom

Displays in the classroom Civics and Citizenship Criteria Sheet - Presentation

Knowledge and understanding The key institutions of During the presentation, you have identified a high level of During the presentation, you have During the presentation, you required Australia’s democratic knowledge and understanding of the selected area of focus. identified a sound level of knowledge significant support to identify a level of (ACHCK035) system of government You have given specific examples and referred to the key and understanding of the selected area knowledge and understanding of the based on the Westminster institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government. of focus. You have given examples and selected area of focus. system, including the referred to some of the key institutions monarchy, parliaments, of Australia’s democratic system of and courts government.

(ACHCK036) The roles and During the presentation, you have identified a high level of During the presentation, you have During the presentation, you required responsibilities of the knowledge and understanding of the selected area of focus. identified a sound level of knowledge significant support to identify a level of three levels of You have given specific examples and referred to the roles and understanding of the selected area knowledge and understanding of the government, including and responsibilities of the three levels of government. of focus. You have given examples and selected area of focus. shared roles and referred to some of the roles and responsibilities within responsibilities of the three levels of Australia’s federal system government.

(ACHCK037) How state/territory and During the presentation, you have identified a high level of During the presentation, you have During the presentation, you required federal laws are initiated knowledge and understanding of the selected area of focus. identified a sound level of knowledge significant support to identify a level of and passed through You have given specific examples and referred to how laws and understanding of the selected area knowledge and understanding of the parliament (ACHCK037) are initiated and passed through parliament. of focus. You have given some examples selected area of focus. and referred to how laws are initiated and passed through parliament. Skills Develop questions and During the unit, you have developed a range of high During the unit, you have developed During the unit you required significant gather a range of order thinking questions on a civics and citizenship a range of thinking questions on a support to develop questions and information to investigate issue’ through the use of a wide variety of sources. civics and citizenship issue’ such as gather information. the society in which they ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘why’, ‘how’, ‘what if’ live through the use of various sources.

Present civics and You presented a very high level of knowledge and You presented a sound level of You presented your idea and reflection citizenship ideas and understanding using a variety of different key terms and knowledge and understanding using using everyday terms and concepts. viewpoints for a particular concepts. some of the key terms and concepts. purpose using civics and citizenship terms and concepts