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Australia's Three Levels of Government - Triarama Activity

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    Updated:  25 Sep 2023

Explore the roles and responsibilities of Australia's three levels of government with this hands-on learning task.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Year

    Year:  6

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teaching resource

Australia's Three Levels of Government - Triarama Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  25 Sep 2023

Explore the roles and responsibilities of Australia's three levels of government with this hands-on learning task.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Year

    Year:  6

Explore the roles and responsibilities of Australia's three levels of government with this hands-on learning task.

What Are the Three Levels of Government in Australia?

Why, local, state and federal government, of course!

Each level of government in Australia has a specific role and provides specific services to members of the Australian public. From printing money to waste disposal, certain public services are handled at specific levels of government. Ideally, this separation ensures communities get what they need to run efficiently, effectively and with flexibility!

This hands-on activity has been designed with your students in mind! It enables them to demonstrate their knowledge of the roles of local, state and federal governments in Australia in the form of a triarama.

Not sure what a triarama is, or how to make one? Never fear! Our step-by-step instructions with matching images will have your students creating their triaramas in no time!

How to Make an Australian Government Triarama

Materials

  • 4 sheets of square craft paper
  • Triarama templates
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Colouring pencils and markers

Instructions

  1. Research the roles and responsibilities for each level of government.
  2. Record five responsibilities for each level of government on the blue (federal), orange (state), and local (green) circles.
  3. Colour in the title cut-out.
  4. Fold, cut and glue four sheets of square craft paper to create four triaramas.
  5. Join the four triaramas together with glue to create one large triarama with four open sides.
  6. Cut and glue each of the cut-out templates onto each side of the triarama to create a title page side, federal government side, state government side and local government side.
  7. Use a straw to create an Australian flag and insert the flag through the centre of the triarama.

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  • Miriam Ifould
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    This is an amazing activity and have used it many times.

  • Tahlia De Van DerSchueren
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    Looking forward to doing this with 5/6's next week! Thank you, I know they will be excited by the creation and will remember the content as a result!

    • Janeen
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      Hi Tahlia It's our pleasure to provide you with resources like this! So glad it is useful for you. Cheers Janeen

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