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DEMOCRACY

A wide range of educational materials related to democracy and elections are provided by the Australian Electoral Commission. The material is useful for both primary and secondary students and separate units of work are available for teachers.  http://www.aec.gov.au/Education/

Take a vote: make it fair
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 Look at voting patterns when students elect a school captain. Notice that
 the election result may be influenced by unfair behaviour. Think about the
 effects of bribes, multiple votes, biased counting, non-secret ballots and
 optional voting. Choose rules needed to ensure a fair election. This
 learning object is the first in a series of two objects that progressively
 increase in difficulty.
 

  Take a vote: democracy
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 An interactive site for primary students and their teachers from the
 Parliamentary Education Office. Content is arranged across five main
 themes: Representation, Law-making, Democracy, Parliament House and
 Parliamentary Treasures.


 What were the factors that contributed to the development of...
 <http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/gats/assets/pdf/uhsi3democ.pdf>

 Stage 3 HSIE unit focusing on the factors which contributed towards the
 development of democracy in Australia. Uses the models of Maker, Williams, > Bloom, Krathwohl and Kaplan. This unit of work is based on the unit Gold Rush written by Julie Rees, Tamworth...