Australian Election Systems | Year 5 HASS Australian Government and Civics

Explore elections in Australia with this Year 5 HASS civics and citizenship resource. Covering the secret ballot, compulsory voting and who can vote, this Australian government resource examines the electoral system and how it works. Includes information sheets, activities and an assessment. Perfect for developing an understanding of voting in Australia.

This mini unit is written to suit the Australian Curriculum and is written for Australian students. Elements will work for other parts of the world, but check the preview to see if it will work for you

This resource is also available as part of the complete Key Features of the Australian Electoral System bundle and the Year 5 Australian Civics and Citizenship Mini-Unit Bundle

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This resource includes:

✫ Teacher Notes

✫ Cover Page and Introductory Activity

✫ Note taking sheets

✫ Information Sheet on Secret Ballot (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Secret Ballot

✫ Questions about Secret Ballot (worksheet, interactive notebook and task sheet)

✫ Secret Ballots and Open Ballots Positive, Negative and Interesting (worksheet, interactive notebook resource and task card)

✫ Information Sheet on Compulsory Voting (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Compulsory Voting

✫ Questions about Compulsory Voting (worksheet, interactive notebook and task sheet)

✫ Compulsory Voting Discussion Questions (worksheets, interactive notebook resources and task cards)

✫ How Can We Make Sure Everyone Can Vote? (brainstorm and task card)

✫ Information Sheet on the AEC (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for the AEC

✫ Questions about the AEC (worksheet, interactive notebook and task sheet)

✫ What Does it Mean to Be Fair? (worksheet and task card)

✫ What Does Fair Look Like When We Vote? (worksheet and task card)

✫ Today We Voted (worksheet)

✫ Information Sheet on Who Can Vote and Run in Elections (in black and white and colour)

✫ Note Taking Sheet for Who Can Vote and Run in Elections

✫ Questions about Who Can Vote and Run in Elections (worksheet, interactive notebook and task sheet)

✫ Who Can Vote - Write a Blog Post (worksheet, writing paper and task card)

✫ Pamphlet of Electoral Systems (interactive notebook resource)

✫ Quick Check Cloze Activity (worksheet)

✫ Research Task (task sheet and task card)

✫ Why Should We Understand Electoral Systems? (task sheet and task card)

✫ Flip book

✫ Assessment Task

✫ Answer key and marking rubric

This resource contains Australian spelling in A4 format. It is a PDF file, 85 pages long.

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There's more fabulous Galarious Goods resources available including:

⭐ Australian Civics and Citizenship COMPLETE YEAR 5 HASS BUNDLE

⭐ Australian Democracy Features (Year 5 HASS)

⭐ Flood by Jackie French - Book Study

⭐ Persuasive Argument Task Compulsory Voting

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