This lesson defines politics, looks at what is needed to be classified as politically literate, lists various forms of political participation, explains how the party system works and defines opposition/minor/independent parties. It also looks at the Labor party key players, the ideals of the party, the main platforms for the election, the 100 positive policies (their advertisement and the chaser’s response), it then lists all 100 positive policies and looks at some of the most interesting ones (social issues including refugees etc.) PLEASE NOTE: The material in this lesson was created in 2016 so would be good at providing context for where we are now

An interactive lesson on different voting systems - 'first past the post' vs 'alternative vote'. Includes examples of where each type of system works and fails together with resources for holding a real class election (on foods and animals) to really test each system. Also includes links to websites and videos explainers, alongside comprehensive lesson notes, all to make life easier for the teacher! Successfully tested on a Yr11 class, ideal for able Yr9 or Yr10-13 groups. VotingSystems.doc is the key document with all other resources provided too.

This Unit 1 "People and Politics" lesson is a differentiated, two hour lesson from our scheme of work. Our lessons include examination practice, feedback and interactive activities - as well as academic rigour - to educate students for an A Level Government and Politics course. It includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint with differentiated activities and supporting materials. Councillor Tasks: For C grade students. MP Tasks: For B grade students. PM Tasks: For A grade students

This Unit 1 "People and Politics" lesson is a differentiated, one hour lesson from our scheme of work. Our lessons include examination practice, feedback and interactive activities - as well as academic rigour - to educate students for an A Level Government and Politics course. It includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint with differentiated activities and supporting materials. Councillor Tasks: For C grade students. MP Tasks: For B grade students. PM Tasks: For A grade students

An introduction to the Liberal party and their ideology. A copy of one of their advertisements prior to the election. Some clips from the Chaser talking about the events in the lead up to the election. Looking at the Jobs and Growth slogan and what it meant. Looking at info on their website which explained how they were going to achieve this. Looking at the trickle down theory (and the flaws with this idea). A brief overview of the 14 election issues. Additional resource: voting in Australia booklet 2016 which explains the three levels of government in Australia, what electorates are, how federal elections work, how to enrol to vote, what a ballot paper looks like, how the results are counted, explaining what a referendum is and how to be an active citizen.

US Prison System Escape Room - Great for the start or end of term. This is a print and play digital escape room. Every student loves to solve a mystery. This brand new escape room activity will not only improve students knowledge on US Prison System but will hone their problem solving skills, build up their teamwork and leadership skills and allow opportunities to show creativity and resilience. The plot… “He’s growing desperate and has decided to ask for help internally. He has a plan to escape and needs your help. It’s not going to be easy, and he’s going to need all-hands-on-deck to help him acquire all of the items necessary for his escape. He’s been working on gathering resources and assistance throughout his months imprisoned, and he’s ready to cash in on some favors. Throughout the prison, his contacts have been acquiring and hiding items to aid in his escape, and he needs your help to procure these items, create a distraction, and help him escape so that he can get back home to prove his innocence. On his computer are hidden files with all the evidence needed to clear his name. ” Cre8tive Resources was nominated by TES at the national teaching awards 2021 and came runner up in home learning resources of the year!! Escape Room Contents: ☞Interactive Tracker PowerPoint - Keeps the competitive nature on display ☞ Escape Room Keys (Six Sets for up to Six Teams) ☞ Escape Room Puzzles (7 Rooms = 7 Different styles of Puzzles) ☞ Teacher Answer Sheet - We do the hard work for you! ☞ Teacher instructions to run the escape ☞ Successful Escape Certificates for those that complete the entire challenge (There is a difficult bonus escape for any quick finishing teams :) ☞ The 7 Rooms each have subject specific Puzzles that have been adapted to suit the topic of this Escape Room and are suitable for a variety of students ☞ Optional Escape Room Script you can use! ☞ Professionally made Video to introduce the Escape Room Plot - With Voice overs and alternate endings. As well as solving 7 different subject themed puzzles they will have to answer a series of bonus questions (12 in total) testing their subject knowledge to the max! As students complete each puzzle they will be one step closer to solving the mystery. Teams must be careful as they are racing against up to 5 other teams via an interactive PowerPoint displayed on the board to see who will escape first!! This Escape Room is a great way to have an education treat lesson for your students and make learning new topics / or consolidating old ones fun! Product Code: C8/ES/5 ✰✰���✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰✰ Search ‘Cre8tive Resources’ for support with our library of resources or send us an email. Leave a review and email TheCre8tiveResources@gmail.com for a free resource as a thank you!! Explore all our resources on TES

This Unit 1 "People and Politics" lesson is a differentiated, three hour lesson from our scheme of work. Our lessons include examination practice, feedback and interactive activities - as well as academic rigour - to educate students for an A Level Government and Politics course. It includes a detailed lesson plan, a PowerPoint with differentiated activities and supporting materials. Councillor Tasks: For C grade students. MP Tasks: For B grade students. PM Tasks: For A grade students

A timeline of American Indian history from Columbus through to present-day. Key acts, treaties, and cases shown to offer a snapshot of legal decisions that affect American Indians. Offered along with Study Ideas (or teaching ideas) to use the infographic as an introduction to American Indian history. Could be used to supplement existing material, on its own, or to compare and contrast alongside other countries and their indigenous communities.

In order to stimulate debate about the ways in which children and young people are enabled to have a say within the youth justice system, NCB has undertaken a scoping project. The aim was to explore the ways in which children and young people are currently involved in the planning and delivery of youth justice services, both from the perspective of individual case-management and the service as a whole. This was undertaken with a view to establishing what more needs to be done to strengthen the involvement of young people in order to improve their outcomes.

This is a collection of Interactive Quizzes, Revision Activities and Student Resources that cover the whole topic: Origins of WWII The quiz resources are a collection of Flash for web or HTML and can be added to any Learning Management System (LMS or CMS) such as Moodle, Blackboard etc. These interactive activities have proven very popular with students both in class and at home. The interactive files do not display so I have included screenshots. You can also go to my website to see samples of interactive activities along with a more detailed description of all the resources. Note: Interactive Game Quiz swf files need to stay in the same folder as their matching html files to work.

This Powerpoint supports the teaching of the History Australian Curriculum Syllabus Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts - 6d Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples, Colonisation and Contact History. I have used the resource with a Year 8 Gifted and Talented class but the activities in the last two slides can be modified for students in regular or specialist classes (e.g. classes for students with emotional disorders, Autism, intellectual disability etc.) It can also be used to support the teaching of Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies - Core: Aboriginal Identities and Option 9:- Aboriginal Interaction with Legal and Political Systems.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It can be taught as part of: Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms 1945-Present (as background stimulus) Depth Study 6: School Developed Topic - The Great Depression It can also be used to support student understanding of: Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies - Topic 9: Aboriginal interaction with legal & political systems Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies - Preliminary course Part II - Heritage & Identity Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary written and visual sources to gain an understanding of the causes and effects of the 1938 Day of Mourning - a public recognition of the damage that European invasion of Australia had on the indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. It was timed to coincide with the non-Aboriginal celebration of 150 years since the British set foot on the shores of Botany Bay and claimed the land for the British Crown. But would non-Aboriginal Australians get the message?

This is a brief Powerpoint introduction to colonial massacres of Australian Aboriginal people. it directs teachers and students to an interactive map.

This lapbook comes complete with full colour and black and white student books. All information for each foldable is included in the teacher resource Foldables included: -vocabulary mini-book -social structure flipbook -Grand Council flow chart -Tribe council flow chart -Hoyaneh representative pentagon flip -Wampum Flip -Longhouse Flip

This is an add-on unit to the Canadian Grade 6 curriculum. It doesn't cover specific outcomes, but it is an important part of our Government Structure that I feel needs to be taught to our students! This includes a full teacher version, assessment, answer key, black and white version and full colour. I hope it is useful for you. I would be interested in feedback so please let me know how it is received by your students! Versions in this download: Full-Colour Teacher Resources Full-Colour Student Version Greyscale Student Version

Lesson and range of resources that can be used to encourage students to analyse and evaluate the extent of prime ministerial power and dominance in the UK political system.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms 1945-present Students analyse a variety of written and visual, primary and secondary sources to make decisions about the impact of the 1965 Freedom Ride on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. The 1965 Freedom Ride was inspired by the Freedom Rides by the American Civil Rights movement. It resulted in immediate publicity about the inequities of all aspects of life for the Aboriginal people. In the longer term it helped to pave the way for the 1967 referendum to include Aboriginal people in the Australian constitution which in turn gave greater legal and political rights to Aboriginal people.

This is a 10 Slide PPT that examines sources , Primary and Secondary, about 'The Stolen Generation'. It tells the story of their experiences, through sources, and explains why Kevin Rudd's 'Sorry Speech' was so welcome to the Aboriginal population. Another way of Historically telling this story. Created for Year 10 Australian History

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the History Australian National Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms (1945-present). Students examine a variety of source-based materials to understand the events of the Coniston Massacre of Aboriginal people in 1928, the causes, main characters and the Government Inquiry that followed reports of the incident. The resource can also be used to support the Stage 5 Aboriginal Studies and Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies syllabuses.

Modelled on the U.S. Freedom Rides in the early 1960s, Charles Perkins embarked on a Freedom Ride of his own with Sydney University students in 1965. The event was followed closely by the Australian media who reported on the disruptions to the life of country towns. In the longer-term, however, the road trip highlighted the racial inequities and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples. This Powerpoint presentation gives an overview of the ride and the impact on Aboriginal rights.