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TERM/WEEKS: 2/1 YEAR LEVEL: 7 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: HaSS: Civics and Citizenship:
The division of powers in Australia

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Students will need to have access to a computer or iPad

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WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES other
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

1-1 The purpose and  Define the term Formative: Kahoot Introduction: Kahoot quiz on
value of the government quiz to check prior 1) Teacher to ask students about Federation: What is it? When did Federation:
Australian  Identify when the knowledge of it happen? https://create.kahoot.it/de
Constitution Australian Constitution Federation/governm 2) Students to take Kahoot quiz on Federation to check prior tails/federation/1c31940e
(ACHCK048) was formed ent -3720-438c-9030-
knowledge
 Outline the purpose of the 040c312bd3aa
Formative: Quiz: 3) “Today our focus is going to be on the greatest book in
Australian Constitution
The Constitution: Australia: The constitution” Snapshots: What is the
Are you a Whiz? constitution:
Body: https://www.youtube.co
1) Watch YouTube video (2:29): Snapshots: Constitution m/watch?v=wy3wTdahq
2) Visit the explore the constitution website (Fast Facts) and let ZI
students read through information
3) Students to create a mind map using MindMup to enter key Explore the constitution:
facts about the Constitution whilst watching the video/reading http://www.naa.gov.au/c
ollection/explore/federati
through information
on/constitution-
Key questions: What do we know about the constitution? Why website/stories/fast-
do we have a constitution? facts/index.html
4) Share/compare with person next to them
MindMup:
Conclusion: https://www.mindmup.co
1) Quiz: What have you learned? Interactive quiz on m/
democracy/constitution
Quiz: Are you a whiz?
http://education.aec.gov.
au/democracy-
rules/interactives/quiz2-
constitution/

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 AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Students will need to have access to a computer or iPad

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WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

1-2 The purpose and  Identify the capital of Formative: Kahoot Introduction: Behind the news video:
value of the Australia quiz on the 1) Today we will be discussing what makes up the Constitution Executive order:
Australian  Describe the role of the Australian and how it helps to keep checks and balances http://www.abc.net.au/bt
Constitution Constitution 2) BTN: Video on Executive orders: Donald Trump n/story/s4613089.htm
(ACHCK048) Queen and Governor purpose
General 3) “Do you agree with what you have watched: executive
Key features of the
 Outline key features of Inform students due orders?” Powerful power, lots of presidents have used in the constitution info sheet:
Australia’s Constitution next lesson (week past: Can we do this in Australia? https://www.peo.gov.au/l
1/3): 4) What powers does the Prime Minister have? How is it earning/closer-look/the-
Summative: controlled? australian-
Create an online constitution/key-
poster showing the Body: features-of-the-
key features of 1) Read info sheet out loud constitution.html
Australian 2) Download the Australian constitution from the AppStore or see
Constitution (10%) online copy of constitution Australian Constitution
online:
3) Students to create an online poster using Canva highlighting
https://www.aph.gov.au
the key features of the Australian Constitution /About_Parliament/Sen
ate/Powers_practice_n_
Key features: Chapter 1 describes the composition and powers of procedures/Constitutio
our federal Parliament; Chapter 2 Executive Government; n.aspx
Chapter 3 creation of federal; Chapter 4 financial and trade
matters. Chapters 5 and 6 outline the federal relationship between Download: Australian
the Commonwealth, and the states and territories, Section 122 in Constitution from App
Chapter 6 gives the federal Parliament the power to override a store
territory law at any time; Chapter 7 capital of Australia, power of
the Governor-General; Chapter 8 wording of the Constitution Canva:
changed by referendum. https://www.canva.com/
Conclusion:
1) Students to submit their posters by beginning of next lesson. If
not complete, finish as homework

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 AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Students will need to have access to a computer or iPad

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WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

1/3 The division of  Identify three levels of
powers between government and state what
state/territory and each level is responsible
federal levels for
of government in  Operate the Australian
Australia Electoral Commission
(ACHCK048)
website to identify which
electorate the student lives
in
 Create a Google Slides
slide that highlighting
specifies which electorate
they live in and the
relevant details (incumbent
member, map)
Formative: Introduction: Pearson. Humanities and
Quizalize on 3 Social Sciences (2017):
levels of 1) Remind students that their posters were due at beginning of https://reader-sin-
government lesson prod.gls.pearson-
intl.com/readBook
2) Teacher to question students for class discussion: Who put the
Summative:
Create an online bins out this week? Who received mail or sent mail? Who here 3 levels of government
poster showing the has a relative that is immigrated to Australia? game:
key features of https://www.peo.gov.au/s
Australian Body: ub-site/three-levels-of-
Constitution (10%) 1) Teacher to read with students from Pearson p. 10-13: The government-
Three Levels of Government online edition game/index.html
Formative: Create a 2) Students to play three levels of government game
Google Slides slide 3) Students to do a Quizalize on the 3 levels and their services
after researching 4) Students to do a research task in-class individually using Electorate research
local electorate Australian Electoral Commission Website: website:
 which federal electorate you live in https://electorate.aec.gov.
 A profile and Map of your federal electorate au/
 the name of the incumbent House of Representatives
Member Google Slides:
5) Create a Google Slides slide individually using the information https://www.google.com.
found from research task au/slides/about/

Conclusion:
1) Google slides will be presented at the start of next lesson
before we move on to the separation of powers