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| Make a timeline of Australia’s prime ministers. When it's ready, receive passport photos to add. | ||
| Quiz - Premiers / Governors / Governors-General | ||
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Power to the people |
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| Make a database of Australians who have contributed to the political process. | ||
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International roundup |
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| Make a database of government leaders; female and male. | ||
| Ordinary people have a role to play. Make a database of politically active people. | ||
| Make a database of famous campaigners through history. | ||
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Biographies Each person select somebody different to research in full and report on. |
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Countries and their governments |
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| Research the government of a country which has been in the news a lot eg Afghanistan, East Timor .. | ||
| Create a database of continents, and find an interesting, key fact about various governments. | ||
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Timeline |
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| Make a timeline of events in Australia’s electoral history. | ||
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Aussie states come of age |
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| Research the history of government in each state. Jigsaw groups can combine later. | ||
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Government glossary |
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| Make a glossary of relevant words. | ||
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Mapping |
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| Fill in a map of Australia with federal electorates. Shade seats held by different parties in colour. | ||
| Identify suburbs on a map of Canberra that have been named after a prime minister. | ||
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Up-to-date electronically |
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| Make a list of portfolios and the members of parliament responsible for them. | ||
| Who are the current premiers? When ready, receive passport photos to stick on. | ||
| Find data about Australia's senators. Convert to graphs showing age, gender, length of service, party .. | ||
| Explore Stories of democracy [CD-ROM]. Make a concept map / site map for it. | ||
| Make a database of Australian women in government. | ||
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Ancient history Democracy originated in Ancient Greece. How did it function then? |
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| Aboriginal peoples What sort of rules and laws have Aboriginal people developed? | ||
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1 Oct 2002 |
May Gibbs Memorial Library | Neutral Bay Public School