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A British Penal Colony PowerPoint

PDF, PowerPoint | 25 pages|Grade: 4

A 25 slide editable PowerPoint presentation to use when teaching students about the British colonisation of Australia.

Use this PowerPoint presentation when learning about the daily life of the people of the penal settlement, include the impact British colonisation had on the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This PowerPoint presentation covers the following topics:

The arrival of the British
First contact with the local people
The life of a convict in Australia
Early struggles in the new colony
The expansion of the colony
The impact of British colonisation on Indigenous Australians.

This PowerPoint presentation includes:

informative slides
links to resources
whole class activities
independent tasks.

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NSW
Australian

NSW Curriculum alignment

HT2-2
Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
In HSIE Stage 2 History
HT2-3
Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
In HSIE Stage 2 History
HT2-4
Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
In HSIE Stage 2 History

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACHASSK085
Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Knowledge and Understanding History
ACHASSK086
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Knowledge and Understanding History

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