Civics & Citizenship
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Free for SubscribersResource: Modern Australian Democracy
$3.00A brief overview of the way democracy supports our system of government in Australia.
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Resource: My Ancestry
$5.00Humans have spent many thousands of years travelling around the world. No matter where we live, we all have connections to many parts of the world. This resource guides students through the process of starting to examine their own ancestry and heritage.
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Resource: Native Title in Australia
$6.00This resource explains the history of the native title debate, what native title means and what the current situation in Australia is like.
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Resource: Northern Australia and Indonesia – Macassan Traders in Australia
$5.00This resource examines the evidence for contacts between Indonesia and Australia through time, with a particular focus on the Macassan trade.
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Resource: Plants and Animals Around the World
$6.00This resource, aimed at younger students, is designed to complement the resource Modern Families Around the World. For each of the focus countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Somalia, one plant and one animal is described.
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Resource: Political Campaign
$4.00This resource introduces students to the political campaign. This resource complements the resource Running a Class Election.
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Resource: Political Issues
$0.00There are many issues which can become the focus of political campaigns. This resource describes some examples of political issues (and slogans), which are either in the news, or often raised as areas of concern, as well as some issues that students might find important (such as homework and free dress).
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Resource: Politics of Asia in History
$18.00This resource (16 page colour illustrated PDF) contains a concise but comprehensive history of Asia, focussing on the major countries and regions of India, Arabia, China, Mongolia, Japan and Russia. The long-term trends and interactions are highlighted to provide context for investigations of specific events within Asian history.
The resource is designed specifically to provide background context for explorers and travellers in Asia from Alexander the Great to the 19th century, but can also be used to support any historical study of Asia or its main countries and regions. Complemented by the Economies of Asia in History resource.
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Resource: Preferential Voting
$3.00The Running A Class Election activity uses preferential voting because this system of counting votes is used in Australian federal and state elections. Many voters find preferential voting potentially confusing – this resource, especially when used with the Running A Class Election activity, will help students to understand how the system works from the inside.
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Resource: Rainforest Peoples in Australia
$5.00The rainforests of Australia had some of the highest population sizes amongst Aboriginal groups at the time of contact with Europeans. Aboriginal people found a wealth of resources in the rainforests. This resource concentrates on groups in the rainforests of Far North Queensland and examines their ways of acquiring food and their management of the rainforest environments in a sustainable way, as well as their culture and beliefs. It is part of our ‘Indigenous Peoples’ series.
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Resource: Resistance to Colonial Authorities
$15.00This resource examines resistance to colonial rule in Australia, from Aboriginal resistance to the Rum Rebellion.
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Resource: Samuel Griffith
$4.00This resource explores the life and work of Samuel Griffith, premier of Queensland in the late 19th century and one of the architects of Federation.
This resource is aimed at Year 6 students and aligns with Australian History, Civics and Citizenship and HASS.
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Resource: South African People in Australia
$4.00This resource, part of our ‘Migrants’ series, traces the migrations of South African people to Australia.
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Resource: States and Territories of Australia
$6.00This resource, aimed at younger students, introduces the states and territories of Australia with maps and tables and gives the emblematic plants, animals and birds for each state or territory.
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Resource: Stolen Generations
$10.00‘Stolen Generations’ is a term used to describe the children who were removed from their families by government authorities in Australia. Most of these children were removed from Aboriginal families during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This resource examines the history of these removals with respect to missions, reserves and homes. The Apology of 2008 is also discussed.
This resource is designed to complement the Year 6 Australian History and Civics and Citizenship curricula.
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Resource: The Colony of New South Wales
$12.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of New South Wales, from the arrival of the First Fleet to Federation.
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