| The
Units |
Discovering
Democracy - Civics and Citizenship Education website
The Discovering Democracy Units are the electronic version
of the Discovering Democracy Units books. The four books form
part of the Discovering Democracy Kits distributed to all primary
and secondary schools in 1998.
| Themes |
Middle
Primary |
Upper
primary |
Lower
Secondary |
Upper
Secondary |
| Who
Rules? |
Stories
of the people and rulers |
Parliament
vs Monarch |
Should
the people rule? |
Parties
control Parliament
A
Democracy destroyed
Human
rights |
| Laws
and rights |
Rules
and law |
The
law rules |
Law |
| The
Australian nation |
We
remember |
The
people make a nation |
Democratic
struggles |
Making
a nation |
| Citizens
and public life |
Joining
in |
People
power |
Men
and women in political life |
Getting
things done |
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| Teaching
Civics |
Citizenship
resources for schools
Information and activities on Australian citizenship and Australian
citizenship Day for students and teachers
Civics
and Citizenship Education
-
education
web portal contains resources, information, activities and links
for teachers, students and parents involved in civics and citizenship education.
Classroom Activities
This section provides more than 40 classroom lessons for primary
and secondary teachers. Some of the lessons refer to the Discovering
Democracy resources.
The common good : civics and citizenship material
Royal Australian Mint
His Royal Highness,
The Duke of Edinburgh, officially opened the Royal
Australian Mint, Canberra, on Monday 22nd February
1965. The Mint was commissioned to produce Australia’s
decimal coinage, which was to be introduced into circulation
on 14th February 1966. The Royal Australian Mint holds
a place in history as the first mint in Australia not
to be a branch of the Royal Mint, London. |
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| Exploring
the City - City Trails |
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| Parliament
of South Australia |
Resources
for teachers and students in the education section including
crosswords , flags, emblems, diaries of MP’s. etc
Contacting the Education Officer at Parliament House for visits.
Email: Penny.Cavanagh@parliament.sa.gov.au |
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| Student
Virtual Parliament |
Transparent
Democracy for Students
Students
set the agenda, debate and vote on the issues of the day with
other students across the country. Operating continuously, it
produces a concise collective expression of student opinion on
the issues of the day. The student voice in each school, electorate,
state or region and for the whole country can be seen at a glance |
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