What can I do?L.I To examine and debate legal age

limits

When can I…?

• Leave school?• Get married?• Have to start school by?• Be at home alone?• Vote?• Get a passport?• Babysit?• Be charged with murder?• Be paid (at least) minimum wage?

… 16… Any age… 18… 16… 14… 10… 6… 16… 5… 14

• Leave school • Get married • Have to start school by • Be at home alone • Vote • Get a passport• Babysit • Be charged with murder • Be paid (at least) minimum wage

1616/ 18

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18Any Age

1410

16

• Why are there age restrictions on these activities?

• You are going to be working in small groups to look at the different age limits that are in place in New Zealand.

• I want your group to think about why these age limits that are in place.

• Your group has the ability to change some of these ages.

• You need to JUSTIFY why you are making the change – either older or younger

• Your group will share your ideas with the class

In your group… you have a role…

You will either be the…• Organiser• Questioner• Participation Checker• Recorder

Changes to the age limits

• What two ages would you increase? Why?• What two ages would you decrease? Why?

• As a group, you will report back to the class, sharing your ideas.

Increase 1:

Decrease 1

Justification

Justification

Increase 2:

Decrease 2:

Justification Justification

Changes to the age limits

• What two ages would you increase? Why?• What two ages would you decrease? Why?

• As a group, you will report back to the class, sharing your ideas.

Reporting back

• What did you change and why?

More age limits….Use the following website to answer these questions: http://www.cab.org.nz/vat/gl/roi/Pages/LegalagesandID.aspx

1. At what age are you entitled to the adult minimum wage? 2. At what age can you join the army, navy or air force?3. At what age can you be called for jury service? 4. At what age can you buy fireworks? 5. At what age are you allowed to get a tattoo in most parts of

NZ? 6. What is an 18+ card?