History
Concepts for developing understanding
The content in the history sub-strand provides opportunities for students to develop historical understanding through key concepts including sources, continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy and significance. The curriculum in this year provides a study of colonial Australia in the 1800s. Students learn about the reasons for the founding of British colonies in Australia and the impact of a development or event on one Australian colony (continuity and change, cause and effect). They examine what life was like for different groups of people in the colonial period (sources), and explore the reasons for their actions (cause and effect, perspectives, empathy). They examine early migration, settlement patterns, people and their contributions, significant events, and political and economic developments (sources, continuity and change, significance, empathy). Students are also introduced to the concept of sources as they analyse sources to compare information and points of view in the past and present (sources, perspectives).
Inquiry Questions
- What do we know about the lives of people in Australia's colonial past and how do we know?
- How did an Australian colony develop over time and why?
- How did colonial settlement change the environment?
- What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies?
(source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)
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Australian Gold Rush: First Nations – Teaching Presentation
An 11-slide teaching presentation discussing the impact the Australian Gold Rush had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Australian Gold Rush: A Digger's Life – Teaching Presentation
A 17-slide teaching presentation that explores the challenges, hardships and glory of a life spent digging on the Australian goldfields.
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Australian Gold Rush: Gold Fever – Teaching Presentation
A teaching presentation that explores the origins of the Australian Gold Rush.
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From Trade to Currency Comic – Template
A comic strip activity that explores how people progressed from trade to currency.
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Australian Gold Rush: That's Gold! – Teaching Presentation
A 13-slide teaching presentation that includes interesting facts about gold, why it is such a prized metal, and how its use shaped modern currency and trade.
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The Rabbits – Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the ideas and issues within the plot of The Rabbits by John Marsden.
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Life on the Goldfields Poster
A poster highlighting information about what life was like on the goldfields.
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Location of Australian Goldfields Poster and Mapping Task
A set of posters and worksheets to use in the classroom when locating Australian goldfields.
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Australian Gold Rush - Word Wall
An Australian Gold Rush themed word wall to use in the classroom.
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Australian Gold Rush - Immigration Poster
A poster explaining the increase in Australia's population during the Gold Rush.
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History of Gold Poster
A poster outlining the history of gold in Australia.
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Passport To My Heritage Project Template
Celebrate your students’ diverse cultural heritages with a printable Heritage Project Poster Template.
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Famous Inventors Poster Project - Biography Pennant Banners
Demonstrate learning about the most influential inventors and innovators in history with a fun pennant banner template.
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NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country! - Crossword Puzzle
A puzzle related to key concepts of the NAIDOC theme.
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NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country! - Word Search (Upper Years)
A puzzle related to key concepts of the NAIDOC theme.
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NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country! - Word Search (Middle Years)
A puzzle related to key concepts of the NAIDOC theme.
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NAIDOC 2021 – Heal Country! - Worksheet (Middle/Upper Years)
A worksheet for students to reflect on the NAIDOC theme as it relates to them.
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Why Teach About Dreaming Stories? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about Dreaming stories.
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Why Teach About Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Toys? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander toys.
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Why Teach About Pemulwuy? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about the Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy.
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Celebrating Family Ties - Template
Have students reflect on immigration to Australia while researching their own family ancestry.
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I Am Sorry – Poem and Discussion Questions
A poem to promote thoughtful discussion around issues of reconciliation on National Sorry Day.
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Australian Gold Rush: Advent Calendar
An advent calendar style poster for students to identify, inquire about and collect information that relates to the Australian Gold Rush.
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Land Rights Word Search - Upper Primary
A printable Land Rights Word Search worksheet for your upper primary school students to complete.
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Land Rights Timeline Worksheet
A printable Land Rights Timeline worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Land Rights Crossword
A printable Land Rights Crossword worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Land Rights Jumbled Words
A Land Rights jumbled words printable worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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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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Australian Gold Rush — Teaching Resource Pack
A resource pack containing a range of posters, worksheets and activities to use in your classroom when teaching a unit of work on the Australian Gold Rush.
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NAIDOC Week 2021 Teaching Resource Pack
A NAIDOC Week 2021 teaching resource pack that contains activities, worksheets and information for your students.
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NAIDOC Week Land Rights Teaching Resource Pack
Wingaru Education has put together a timeline of Aboriginal land rights events. From the time of Cook’s intrusive exploration and the subsequent invasion by the First Fleet, land has been taken from Aboriginal People against their will. There are a number of ways to delve into this topic with your class.
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Australia Becomes a Nation Unit Plan
This Australian History unit covers a range of concepts relating to the establishment of the Australian colonies, Australian Federation and the Australian Constitution.