Description
Engage your students as they explore the role of their local government in maintaining safety and fairness for all. Highly engaging, this unit includes printable activity sheets, classroom posters, a supporting powerpoint, student assessment opportunities and a unit plan to guide your teaching sequence. This unit is a great way to engage your students interests in the topic as well as expand their knowledge on the roles and responsibilities of their local government in relation to its community members and groups.
PLEASE NOTE: this unit has been updated to comply with the new Australian Curriculum 9.0 standards. The old version (version 8.4) is also still included in this bundle for now while schools make the transition to the new curriculum.
This bundle includes the following:
– Unit Plan
– Unit Plan
– Assessment Rubric (version 9.0 only)
– Activity Bundle – some activities may require the internet to extend student knowledge and understanding of the topic.
– Classroom Posters – Local Government responsibilities
– Classroom Posters – Local Government responsibilities
– Supporting Powerpoint – to assist you in delivering the content to your students at an age appropriate level.
This bundle compliments the following Year 4 Australian Geography Curriculum content descriptors:
Version 9.0
– the differences between “rules” and “laws”, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people AC9HS4K07
– the roles of local government and how members of the community use and contribute to local services AC9HS4K08
– diversity of cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong, and their importance to identity AC9HS4K09
Version 8.4
– The role of local government and the decisions it makes on behalf of the community (ACHASSK091)
– The differences between ‘rules’ and ‘laws’, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people, including experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACHASSK092)
– The different cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong (ACHASSK093)
Topics covered in this unit include:
– What is Local Government?
– What does Local Government do?
– Local Government Elections: how do they work?
– Local Community Groups: social, cultural, religious
– New Local Government Proposal (assessment): students are given the task of establishing their own local community on an island off the coast of Australia. Students are to determine the location, necessary facilities and rules and laws that will be necessary to care for their community members.
– What is Local Government?
– What does Local Government do?
– Local Government Elections: how do they work?
– Local Community Groups: social, cultural, religious
– New Local Government Proposal (assessment): students are given the task of establishing their own local community on an island off the coast of Australia. Students are to determine the location, necessary facilities and rules and laws that will be necessary to care for their community members.
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