A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the unique characteristics and history of the six colonies of Australia.
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The Establishment of Australia's Colonies
60 mins
| Suitable for years:
5 - 6
Curriculum
ACHASSI094
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges
ACHASSI096
Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions
ACHASSI095
Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources
ACHASSI099
Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present
ACHASSI105
Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions
ACHASSK106
Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
ACHASSI122
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges
ACHASSI124
Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions
ACHASSI123
Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources
ACHASSI127
Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present
ACHASSI133
Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions
ACHASSK134
Key figures, events and ideas that led to Australia's Federation and Constitution
GE3-4
Acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
HT3-1
Describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia
HT3-5
Applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication
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
VCHHK088
The social, economic and political causes and reasons for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
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
VCHHK088
The social, economic and political causes and reasons for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
Author
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