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Lesson 4: Australia Moves to Federate
60 minutes | Suitable for Grade: 6A 60 minute lesson in which students will form a perspective on the benefits of Australian Federation.
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Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Students watch and listen to the Federation Explained video on the ABC Splash website. At the end of the video, ask the students:
- Why do you think the British established colonies instead of one nation?
- What would be the disadvantages of having six different countries sharing the one space?
- What were some of the concerns of the colonies when moving towards federating?
Teacher Instruction
- Display and discuss slides 5-7 of the Australia Federates PowerPoint. Ensure that the students understand the meaning of any unfamiliar vocabulary e.g. tariffs, nationalism, immigration.
- Display and discuss slide 8. Project the Support and Opposition for Federation Fact Sheets on the board and read through the information as a class. Encourage the students to share their opinions and feelings on Australian Federation.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Place the students into pairs. Provide each pair with a copy of the Federation Sorting Activity. Monitor and support the students as they complete the activity. Discuss the answers as a class.
- Display slide 9 and discuss the independent task. As a class, research who was the Premier of your colony (state) in 1900 so that the students can accurately address their letter.
- Monitor and support the students as they independently write their letters.
Wrapping Up
- Encourage confident students to read their finished letters aloud. Challenge the class to identify whether the student supports or opposes the idea of Federation.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage more capable students to create a tally and graph of the opinions of each student in the class.
Supporting Students
- Display the Writing a Persuasive Letter Poster in the classroom to assist students with lower literacy skills in writing their letters.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- HT3-5
Applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCHHC083
Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation
- VCHHC083
Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACHASSI122
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges
- ACHASSI127
Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present
- ACHASSK134
Key figures, events and ideas that led to Australia's Federation and Constitution
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