The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website provides the Australian people with information about the federal government electoral process. The Electoral Commission SA (ECSA) website provides information about the South Australian state government electoral process.
Structure and features
For students and families
- Access the Australian Electoral Commission teacher resource page and select from the fact sheets, activity sheets, magazines and videos - Australian Electoral Commission teacher resources.
- Optionally, access the Electoral Commission SA website.
For teachers
Teachers can vary the number, level and difficulty of tasks chosen from the ‘Australian Federal elections' resource. This activity uses Bloom’s Taxonomy - thinking levels of knowing, understanding, applying, analysing, creating and evaluating. Tasks for each level of thinking vary in difficulty.
Teachers might conclude the learning by asking students to reflect on their learning about the electoral process with growth points and further questions.