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Australian Civics Bingo
Play with eight different programmatically generated bingo cards and a full calling reference.
Preview the student activity
Download printer-friendly student PDFCheck the preview, printing notes and licence before use.
What children do
Play with eight different programmatically generated bingo cards and a full calling reference.
Download
- Colour student PDF — 8 pages (A4 portrait).
- Printer-friendly student PDF — black outlines and white backgrounds.
- Separate answers and educator notes.
Age and preparation
Years 5–7. Allow around 25 minutes. A4 paper, pencils and optional colouring tools. Print at actual size.
Use the activity
Eight different 4×4 bingo cards have no repeated words within a card. Use the separate twenty-term definition calling list. A winning line has four squares; ask learners to explain the words.
Accept spoken answers, pointing or a partner scribe when writing is a barrier. For a challenge, ask learners to explain the clue behind an answer. Colour never determines a factual answer.
Scope and accuracy
Revision combines introductory Australian concepts. Service responsibilities can overlap; the ACT government also handles local services. Voting tasks are simplified House-style preferences, not Senate counting. Law-making shows a successful simplified path; commencement can be later.
Factual sources
Reviewed on 2 October 2026 against official Australian sources. Electoral review due: 2027-04-02, or sooner after a rule change. Original wording and illustrations are used; official artwork and ballot designs are not reproduced.
- PEO — Australian Constitution and full text
- PEO — separation of powers
- AEC — referendums
- PEO — three levels of government
- AEC — House of Representatives voting
- PEO — law-making
