Role-play the Parliament: Committee

This video demonstrates a committee role-play, where students can learn how the Australian Parliament investigates bills and issues. It outlines lesson content and what preparation is required to use this immersive learning strategy in a classroom.

The activity shown in this video assumes some prior knowledge of the law-making process. It is more suitable for secondary students but could be adapted to suit a primary school class.

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