Victorian Curriculum
Historical Concepts and Skills
Sequence significant events and lifetimes of people in chronological order to create a narrative to explain the developments in Australia’s colonial past and the causes and effects of Federation on its people
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Impacts of Colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Posters
Posters highlighting the main impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Significant First Nations Australians – Fact Sheets
A set of 12 fact sheets about significant First Nations Australians, with an accompanying worksheet.
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Australian History Timeline
A worksheet for students to record information about four significant Australian events.
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Australian Immigration Infographic Poster
A poster to displaying statistics regarding Australian immigration.
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Tenterfield Oration - Fact Sheet and Comprehension
A fact sheet and comprehension task to use when learning about The Tenterfield Oration.
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Eureka Stockade - Fact Sheet and Comprehension
A fact sheet and comprehension task to use when learning about The Eureka Stockade.
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Key Figures in Australian Federation Fact Sheets
A set of six fact sheets to use in the classroom for investigating key figures in Australian Federation.
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Australia Becomes a Nation - Assessment
An assessment to demonstrate an understanding of Australian Federation.
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The Australian Constitution - Fact Sheet
A fact sheet to use in the classroom for exploring the Australian Constitution
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Support and Opposition For Federation - Fact Sheet
A fact sheet to use in the classroom for exploring Australian Federation.
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Famous Australian Federators - Venn Diagram
A Venn Diagram to use in the classroom when exploring significant people who contributed to Australian Federation.
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Significant First Nations Australians - Inquiry Task
An inquiry research task to use in the classroom during NAIDOC Week.
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Responsibilities Of Australian Federal Government
4 posters outlining the roles and responsibilities of the Australian Federal Government.
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Responsibilities Of Australian Local Governments
4 posters outlining the roles and responsibilities of the Local Governments in Australia.
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Significant Australian Individuals - 1800s to early 1900s
A set of posters highlighting the achievements of some of the most well-known Australians from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Significant Australian Individuals – Word Wall Vocabulary
Word wall vocabulary cards for significant Australian individuals.
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Colonial Australia - History Word Wall Vocabulary
36 vocabulary cards to use in the classroom when learning about Colonial Australia.
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Impacts of Colonisation Word Wall
A Word Wall of the Impacts of Colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Australian Federation - History Word Wall Vocabulary
90 Australian Federation related vocabulary cards.
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Australian Parliament House and The War Memorial - Posters
3 educational posters about Parliament House, Old Parliament House and the War Memorial in Canberra, Australia.
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Responsibilities of Australian State Governments
4 posters outlining the roles and responsibilities of Australian State Governments.
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Pros and Cons of Becoming a Federation Poster
A poster displaying the pros and cons of Australia becoming a federation.
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Australian Government Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven Australian Government related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Three Levels of Australian Government - Poster
A poster providing information on the three levels of government in Australia.
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Australian Early Settler Word Wall Vocabulary
Vocabulary associated with Australian Early Settlers.
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Calling Australia Home Unit Plan
This Australian History unit covers a range of concepts relating to democracy, citizenship and immigration experiences of 20th century Australia.
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Anh's Story
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the stories of Asian migrants to Australia.
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Who Came Here?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the different migrant groups in Australia throughout the 20th century.
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Our Heritage
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify how immigration policy has shaped Australian society.
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Indigenous Australian Rights in the 20th Century
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the lack of rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People throughout the 20th Century.
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Assessment - Australia Becomes a Nation
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of Australia's colonisation and Federation.
