Regenerating democracy
Engage your students with ideas around how to rejuvenate Australia’s democracy.
Overview
Have you ever wondered what it might take to rejuvenate Australia’s democracy and get you adults involved throughout the process? In this lesson, students watch a section of “Regenerating Australia” that explores a rejuvenated and transparent democracy system and begin to unravel truths. Students will research their local MP and find out how they vote on issues, then become active participants in the democratic system by communicating with their local MP about a topic that is important to them. Finally, students will return to the questions asked in the barometer activity to reflect on whether their understanding has changed.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand how and why individuals and groups participate in and contribute to the democratic process
- recognise some of the challenges to sustaining a resilient democracy
- become familiar with ways that the resilience of the Australian democratic system can be improved.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- identify who their local MP is, and how they vote on specific issues
- engage with their local MP on issues that matter to them
- reflect on the challenges that exist in relation to being engaged in Australia’s democratic system.
Watching the film
Regenerating Australia is available on ClickView making it easy to bring Regeneration into the classroom.
If your school doesn't have a ClickView account, Australian schools can purchase an educational licence for AU $55 which provides unlimited access to the film for educational use and on campus screenings for the wider school community. Schools will receive a digital copy of the film and a downloadable copy of our free School Action Toolkit. Apply now by filling in this Host a Screening form.
Curriculum mapping
What you'll need
- Learning materials
- Access to the film (see section 'watching the film')
- A device capable of presenting a video to the class.
Lesson materials
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