13 March to 17 March 2000
QUESTION 2
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH PARTS OF THE DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY KIT MATCH THE CURRICULUM OUTCOMES IN MY STATE?
| DISCOVERING DEMOCRACY UNIT |
QUEENSLAND AND VICTORIAN SOSE OUTCOMES |
LINKS TO CURRENT TOPICS/PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES |
| Law and Rights Rules And Laws – Middle Primary
Guess my rules Rules of our lives Consequences
What is a rule? What is a law? Road laws Why we need road laws Pick the rule, pick the law 3. Why should laws apply equally and be public? Instant replay Only a few knew! The law before and after The Twelve Tables What makes laws fair? 4. What are Aboriginal laws? More than one story For the good of all 5. How are laws made in Australia? Mix-freexe-pair quiz Making laws in Australia Class legislation
Testing the law Future forum The unit begins with students playing a game and having to guess the rules. Games are used to investigate equity, fairness and participation, consequences. Road ‘laws’ are then used to differentiate between rules and laws. The development of the Roman Twelve Tables, 451-450 BC, is the context used to explain early written laws, and for students to investigate the effects of these laws on different groups in society. A parallel is then drawn with contemporary Australian laws. The Mabo decision illustrates how modern courts had to decide an issue based on the oldest and still practised laws known in the world. Students should enjoy the Road Law activities where handouts 1, 2 and 3 can be linked to the game on the CD ROM. |
Level 3 TCC3.3 Students use knowledge of people’s contributions in Australia’s past t cooperatively develop visions of preferred futures. TCC3.5 Students describe various perspectives based on the experiences of past and present Australians of diverse cultural backgrounds. PS3.5 Students describe the values underlying personal and other’s actions regarding familiar places. CI3.5 Students explain changing attitudes, at different times, towards gender race, ethnicity or socio-economic identities. CI3.4 Students communicate an awareness of change within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. SRP3.3 Students apply the principles of democratic decision-making in cooperative projects. SRP3.4 Students simply describe the basic principles of democracy and citizenship from ancient to modern times. SRP3.5 Students explain the values associated with familiar rules and laws. Level 2 TCC2.4 Students describe cause and effect relationships about events in familiar settings. CI2.4 Students identify how their roles, rights and responsibilities change in different groups. CI2.5 Students identify how symbols, rituals and places reflect identities of different groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups. SRP2.4 Students analyse information about their own and others’ rights and responsibilities in various settings. |
Links Year 4 Sourcebook Unit 3 Decision making
Year 5 Sourcebook Unit 4 Heritage of the Past
Year 5 Social Studies Units 1 and 2 Unit 1
Unit 2
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