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Developed in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission, The Story of Our Rights and Freedoms - Year 9 Civics and Citizenship unit explores systems of government and how rights and freed...

In this social action lesson, students will consider actions that they can take in their local community to ensure that human rights are enjoyed by all people. Students will explore what human rights...

In this Finding Out lesson, students explore the concept of justice using the ‘Chalk-Talk’ visible thinking routine. They will consider the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCP...

In this Finding Out lesson, students will explore the Australian court system and its relationship to rights and freedoms. Students are introduced to the topic in a debate line, wherein they respond t...

In this Finding Out lesson students will consider what discrimination is and how it can be addressed. They will read scenarios in which discrimination occurs and share their opinions in a group discus...

In this Tuning In lesson, students will explore human rights and connect them with the rights described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Students will categorise the articles of th...

In this Finding Out lesson, students will read, watch, and analyse historical sources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights and freedoms. They will use visible thinking rou...

Developed in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission, The Story of Our Rights and Freedoms - Year 7 Civics and Citizenship unit explores key features of the Australian government, and...

In this Tuning In lesson, students will be introduced to the concepts of rights and freedoms. They will consider their own views on a set of statements about rights and freedoms then demonstrate and s...

In this Finding Out lesson, students will explore the concept of the balance of power and the three arms of government that maintain this balance: The Legislature, The Executive and The Judiciary. Stu...

This Finding Out lesson follows on from Story of Our Rights and Freedoms – Changing the Australian Constitution – Year 7 Civics. In a role play activity, students will gain a deeper understanding of t...

In this Finding Out lesson, students will explore civil rights, with a specific focus on the African American civil rights movement in the United States of America. They will use a ‘Think-Pair- Share’...