Teach

Topics

Passage of a Bill, Representation, Democracy, Law Making, Parliamentary Processes

Year Level

Year 5, Year 6, Year 8, SACE

Type of Resource

Stand Alone Activity, Lesson Plan, Roleplay, PDF

Size

Whole Class

Debate: The Mandatory Vegetables Bill

Learn the passage of a Bill through a scripted roleplay – turn your class into a Parliament!

Description

Activity

Demonstrate the way a law is made in South Australia by roleplaying the steps in the passage of a Bill. This Bill seeks to make vegetables mandatory with every meal of the day as a public health initiative.

Duration

75 minutes (can be shortened or lengthened).

Preparation Required

  1. Read the lesson plan.
  2. Read the facilitator runsheet.
  3. Prepare the debate cards for each student.
  4. Review the classroom layout plans for a small class or large class.
  5. Collate props – a bell and an object to use as a Mace.

Files