Stage 3 History Unit
The Australian Colonies
On this page are the unit objectives and outcomes and links to: Webquests/Units/Worksheets; Convicts; Aboriginal Perspectives; Colonisation; History; Explorers; Bushrangers; Eureka Stockade; Videos; Literature and apps.
Objectives:
Students
Students
- develop knowledge and understanding about the nature of history and key changes and developments from the past
- develop knowledge and understanding about key historical concepts and develop the skills to undertake the process of historical inquiry
Stage 3 Historical Concepts
Continuity and change: some things change over time and others remain the same, e.g aspects of both continuity and change in Australian society throughout the twentieth century.Cause and effect: events, decisions or developments in the past that produce later actions, results or effects, e.g events and other reasons that led to migration to Australia; reasons for the struggle for rights and freedoms for various groups in Australia.
Perspectives: people from the past will have different views and experiences, e.g differing attitudes of various groups to Federation or to granting rights and freedoms to women and Aboriginal peoples.
Empathetic understanding: an understanding of another's point of view, way of life and decisions made in a different time, e.g differing attitudes and experiences of living in an Australian colony; understanding the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, women and migrants throughout the twentieth century.
Significance: the importance of an event, development or individual/group, e.g determining the importance (significance) of various peoples' contributions to the development of a colony.
Contestability: historical events or issues may be interpreted differently by historians, e.g British 'invasion' or 'settlement' of Australia.
Perspectives: people from the past will have different views and experiences, e.g differing attitudes of various groups to Federation or to granting rights and freedoms to women and Aboriginal peoples.
Empathetic understanding: an understanding of another's point of view, way of life and decisions made in a different time, e.g differing attitudes and experiences of living in an Australian colony; understanding the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, women and migrants throughout the twentieth century.
Significance: the importance of an event, development or individual/group, e.g determining the importance (significance) of various peoples' contributions to the development of a colony.
Contestability: historical events or issues may be interpreted differently by historians, e.g British 'invasion' or 'settlement' of Australia.
Stage 3 Historical Skills
Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts
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Empathetic understanding
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Outcomes: A student
HT3-1
describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia |
HT3-2
describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time |
HT3-5
applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication |
Key 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?
Content:
"This topic provides a study of colonial Australia in the 1800's. Students look at the founding of British colonies and the development of a colony. They learn about what life was like for different groups in the colonial period. They examine significant events and people, political and economic developments, social structures and settlement patterns."
"This topic provides a study of colonial Australia in the 1800's. Students look at the founding of British colonies and the development of a colony. They learn about what life was like for different groups in the colonial period. They examine significant events and people, political and economic developments, social structures and settlement patterns."
Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (ACHHK093)
Students:
Students:
Students:
Students:
Students:
Students:
- discuss why the British government set up colonies in Australia after 1800
Students:
- outline settlement patterns in the nineteenth century and the factors which influenced them
- discuss the impact of settlement on local Aboriginal peoples and the environment
- discuss the diverse relationships between Aboriginal peoples and the British
- investigate the everyday life of a variety of men and women in post-1800 colonial settlements using a range of sources and explain their different experiences
Students:
- identify events that have shaped Australia's identity and discuss why they were significant
- use a range of sources to investigate ONE significant development or event and its impact on the chosen colony
Students:
- identify the European and Asian countries from which people migrated to Australia during the nineteenth century and reasons for their migration
- investigate the experiences of a particular migrant group and the contributions they made to society
Students:
- use a range of sources to investigate the role of a particular man, woman or group and the contributions each made to the shaping of the colony
NESA Sample Unit
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- Webquests/Units/Worksheets
Early Colonisation Webquest - zunal.com
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- NSW State Library Units
- Life In The Colonies
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- Aboriginal Perspectives
Sydney's Aboriginal History - Barani
Aboriginal Resistance to Colonisation - National Museum
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Australian Indigenous Astronomy - the Astronomical Knowledge & Traditions of Indigenous Australians
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- History
Australian History - Project Gutenberg
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History of Australia - wikipedia
Australian Curriculum Lessons...History - Migration & Settlement
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- Explorers
- Colonisation
- Video Clips
- Literature
(a lot of these books are available for download from iTunes)
(a lot of these books are available for download from iTunes)
My Place - Nadia Wheatley
The Rabbits - John Marsden/Shaun Tan
Letters of a Convict Girl, age 11 - Kate Walker
Free Lesson plans for Letters of a Convict Girl, age 11 from iTunes
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Australian Story An Illustrated Timeline - Tania McCartney
Surviving Sydney Cove - Goldie Alexander
New Gold Mountain - Christopher Cheng
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Playing Beatie Bow - Ruth Park
The First Fleet - Allan Boardman
Animal Tales - Susan Hall/Ben Guy
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There's A Map On My Lap - Dr Seuss
John of The Sirius - Doris Chadwick
Tom Appleby, Convict Boy - Jackie French
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The Journal of Watlkin Stench - Meredith Hooper
John of Sydney Cove - Doris Chadwick
The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip - Michael Sedunary
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Gold - Webquests
Life During The Gold Rush - weebly
Australian Folklore (Including Ned Kelly) - Zunal.com
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The Gold Rush - edublogs
The Australian Gold Rush - Zunal.com
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Gold - Jenny Cottle
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Miss Morrison's Gold Rush Webquest
The Rush For Gold - State Library
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Gold - Worksheets
Gold Rush Board Game - worksheet to download
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Gold - Units
Gold - Facts
Gold Rush - kidcyber
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Gold Rush Power Points
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Wikipedia - Australian Gold Rushes
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National Museum Gold Rush Game
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Gold - Games & Interactives
Gold - Videos/YouTube
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Gold - Literature
A Banner Bold: The Diary of Rosa Aarons by Nadia Wheatley
The Littlest Bushranger by Alison Reynolds The Case of the Getaway Gold by Duncan Ball Dragon Gold by Kate Forsyth Bail up! by Pamela Graham The Lure of Gold by Pamela Graham Bushrangers : heroes, victims or villains? by Jill B Bruce The hold-up heroes by Dianne Bates |
Goldfever by Justin D'Ath
To the goldfields! by Rachel Tonkin Black snake : the daring of Ned Kelly by Carole Wilkinson Bushrangers by Bill Thomas Bushrangers by Bill Scott Gold rush by John and Jennifer Barwick The Kelly gang : the last of the bushrangers by Geoff Hocking Outlaw son : the story of Ned Kelly by Paula Hunt |
Gold - apps (free)
Bushrangers -
Sidney Nolan - Images of Ned Kelly
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Bushrangers- Wikipedia
In Search of Ned Kelly -hero or villain. National Museum
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Eureka Stockade -
Eureka Stockade - kids.net
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Wikipedia - Eureka Flag
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Eureka Stockade by Alan Boardman – A Unit of Work For Yr 5
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Wikipedia - Eureka Stockade
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Programming Template
updated Feb 2022