House of Assembly Education Office
Secondary Student Resources
Introduction
Activities and resources for students in Years 7 to 10.
How much do you know about Parliament? Take our quiz and find out!
Vocabulary
It might seem that Parliament has its own language and like many specialist areas, it does. Pre-teaching key vocabulary gives students confidence in learning new content and helps to prevent confusion.
Classroom Role-play - Coming in 2026
The passage of legislation is a key function of the Parliament of Tasmania. Role-playing this in the classroom is an exciting, active and engaging way to teach the concepts of democratic decision-making.
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Question Time
The following resources explain the purpose of Question Time and aim to focus students on the goals of Question Time. Printing the resources back to back on A3 paper creates an A4 sized booklet.
What is Question Time? An explanation and student activity
Fact Sheets
The Education Office fact sheets aim to explain the work of the House of Assembly using correct and age appropriate vocabulary.
The Speaker of the House of Assembly
Activities to reinforce this learning are available on the Civics and Citizenship across the curriculum page.