This flexible unit is based on the Year 5 Australian Curriculum HASS Civics and Citizenships Knowledge and Understandings. Students explore Australia’s democratic government, including the meaning of terms, the three levels of government and the current representatives. They learn about the core defining values of Australia’s democratic government, the role of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), and contemporary issues, including the citizenship saga and compulsory voting. Students prepare and re-enact an election. Law and regulations enforcement are explored. Students research community support groups, including those that provide support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
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The key concepts in this unit include:
Lesson 1
The Meaning of Democracy
Understand what Democracy is.
Lesson 2
Democracy in Australia
Who makes up Australia’s democratic government?
Lesson 3
Key Features in Australia’s Electoral Process
Understand the electoral process in Australia.
Lesson 4
Election Preparation and Role Play
Understand the election process.
Lesson 5
Enforcing Regulations and Laws
Understand laws, regulations and enforcements.
Lesson 6
Civic Goals
Understand Civic Goals.
A poster to use as a display for students to add their answers to the question – what is democracy?
Banner to use as a display for students to add their answers to the question – what is democracy?
A poster that explains the meaning of democracy specific to Australia.
This HASS presentation has been created to support the Democracy and Voting unit for Year 5. It allows the teacher to walk students through...
This resource explains the three levels of government - The Local, State and Federal Government. It also discussed the responsibilities held...
Students sort the terms into the two columns; democratic or undemocratic. This worksheet is part of a larger unit on Australian voting an...
Worksheet to record glossary of terms associated with the Year 5 Civics and Citizenships Unit, Democracy and Voting. This worksheet is pa...
Students write a brief description of each level of governments. They research and name the current leaders of local, state and federal gove...
Research and record information about their allocated core value of Australia’s democratic government. This worksheet is part of a larger...
Students record notes about each of the 5 core values of Australia’s Democratic Government. This worksheet is part of a larger unit on Au...
Students use their knowledge of the core values of democratic Australia to everyday life scenarios. This worksheet is part of a larger un...
Students list as many arguments for and against compulsory voting that they can think of. This worksheet is part of a larger unit on Aust...
This resource includes several tasks that prepare the students for election role play. This worksheet is part of a larger unit on Austral...
Students cut, match and paste the law/regulation to the appropriate enforcement. This worksheet is part of a larger unit on Australian vo...
Students research websites, such as the local council website, to find information on local community groups. They explore if there are ther...
This set of exit tickets are a great way to check student understanding for the Year 5 HASS unit on Australian democracy.
This rubric is the perfect way to assess your students’ learning at the end of the Civics and Citizenship unit for Year 5 HASS curriculum....
