📚 Part 1: Understanding Rules and Laws

1. What is the difference between rules and laws?

Rules are made by families and schools, laws are made by governments

Rules and laws are exactly the same thing

Laws are made by families, rules are made by governments

There is no difference between them

2. Which of these are examples of laws? (Tick all that apply)

Wearing a helmet when riding a bike

Raising your hand to speak in class

Stopping at red traffic lights

Wearing a hat outside at school

3. Why do communities need rules and laws?

To keep people safe and help everyone get along

To make life difficult for children

Because adults like making rules

Only to punish people who do wrong things

🤔 Part 2: Facts vs Opinions

4. Read each statement. Write F for fact or O for opinion.

____ All cyclists must wear helmets in Australia.

____ Wearing helmets is annoying.

____ Schools have rules about uniforms.

____ School uniforms look terrible.

____ Laws help keep communities safe.

____ Running in the hallways should be allowed.

5. Explain the difference between a fact and an opinion about rules or laws.

6. Think about the rule "No mobile phones in class". Write one reason why each person might have a different opinion:

Student's point of view:

Teacher's point of view:

Parent's point of view:

7. Choose a rule from your school or home. Describe how two different people might feel about this rule and explain why.

The rule I chose: _________________________________

8. Why is it important to understand different people's points of view about rules and laws?