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Pass that law

Discover how bill becomes a law through the parliamentary legislative process with this flow chart activity. Includes a PMI reflection about unicameralism and parliament as a law making body.

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Christmas Eve holiday bill activity

This activity provides a framework for teachers to examine the different reasons and ways that individuals and groups participate in the legislative process by engaging with parliamentary committees

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Parliamentary Seating Plan

Students can often be surprised to find out that Members of Parliament have a seating plan! Students can explore the concepts of government, opposition, minor party and independent and other key roles in parliament with the interactive seating plan. Alternatively have students colour a blank seating plan to demonstrate understanding of majority/minority and locate your local Member of Parliament. 
Print the folding diorama in colour on A3 card to assist students in further exploring the look and feel of the parliamentary chamber, locating elements such as Speaker, Clerk, and the Mace on the Table of the House.

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Ways of making decisions

These activities allow students to consider the strengths and weaknesses of decision making processes in relation to a set question (funding Maths or English) or a question of your choosing. This can then be used to springboard for discussions regarding civics and citizenship for example representative democracy, juries and voting.  

The Parliament as a law making body teacher resource provides examples of how to extend on the decision making activities to facilitate analysis of strategies used in parliamentary systems.  

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Parliament Posters

Spice up your students' research skills with this colourful poster series. The posters can each stand alone as a source of information about aspects of Queensland's Parliament. Use one or more to introduce your Civics or HASS unit. Or, display the whole set and have students race each other to hunt for facts, create their own 'Queensland Quiz', or use the crossword worksheet to hone their information retrieval skills.

 

Petitioning Queensland Parliament

This activity allows students to create a petition regarding an issue of their or your choosing. Students can work individually or in groups to create draft petitions, then present to other students acting as ministers to respond. 

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See the petitions guidelines page for more information.

 

A Day in the Life of an MP

In this activity, students explore the role of a Member of Parliament by considering a range of tasks a Member may undertake on a non-sitting day. Students evaluate each activity option, prioritise and make decisions in order to produce a schedule for a day in the life of a Member of Parliament.

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Explore your parliament in Minecraft Education!

Leverage the 'engagement power' of Minecraft Education to involve your students in learning about parliament through Minecraft 'play'. Dive into our Minecraft model of the green chamber to explore some of the key features of the green chamber, investigate the roles of some key people of parliament and simulate the debate of a bill through a Minecraft role play.

Thanks to Fairview Heights State School, winner of the 2024 Build Your Parliament in Minecraft competition, for creating this wonderful digital replica of the Legislative Assembly Chamber at Queensland's Parliament House. We acknowledge the amazing efforts of all the teachers and students who entered.  

 

Additional Resources

Quizlet

Vocabulary/glossary sets covering key vocabulary used in the videos and a range of learning areas available via Quizlet. Students can work though using the Quizlet site, or lists can be downloaded and printed. 

Kahoot

Kahoot quizzes linked to video resources and key concepts like Three Levels of Government. To access the quizzes, search for user 'QldParliament' after logging into your Kahoot account.