The Magna Carta
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This classroom activity looks at legacies and how they shape society. It includes short questions on a video about the Magna Carta in Australia and then extends students to consider where the rights from Magna Carta can be seen in modern Human Rights documents today.
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Simple starter activity to get students comfortable with terminology and concepts in the Magna Carta.
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Looking for an easy lesson, try this colouring in story book that tells the story of the Magna Carta
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Celebrate the sealing of the Magna Carta on 15th June by enjoying a lesson and activities about the Magna Carta.
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What is equality before the law and what does the Magna Carta have to say about it. This resources gets students to consider how a King might act that reveals that the laws do not apply to him. It then considers equality before the law in the early colony of Australia with the first civil case of Susannah and Henry Kable.
Magna Carta Colouring In Storybook
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One page Fact Sheet summarising key concepts about the Magna Carta. Can be used as part of Informed Civics Competition. The Magna Carta introduced the concept of equality before the law, independent judiciary, checks and balances on power and judgement before your peers.
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This classroom activity looks at legacies and how they shape society. It includes short questions on a video about the Magna Carta in Australia and then extends students to consider where the rights from Magna Carta can be seen in modern Human Rights documents today.
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