Why did so many townsfolk survive? Was this an example of conflict or cooperation? Case Study Overview This local history case study of the NSW town of Gundagai addresses the historical knowledge and understandings outcomes embedded in both the primary and secondary HASS/history curriculum: What were the nature and consequences of contact between Aboriginal peoples… Continue Reading»
AVAILABLE TO PLAY FREE ONLINE Game Overview The Game is designed as a fun way to engage students in Australian history. Whilst there is an element of competition its main purpose is to introduce students to some famous people and key events that have shaped our country’s history. It can be used at all age… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview There have been some wonderful moments in Australian history – great inventions, amazing heroes, terrific teamwork, examples of mateship and stories of men and women serving their country in times of war. We pride ourselves on giving everyone who comes to our country a fair go. But it has not always been… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples lived in all parts of Australia before European settlement in 1788, in very different environments. We know that they learned how to use the environment wherever they were – in jungle, or desert, or river valleys, on coasts, or grasslands, or swamps. But did they… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview In this unit you will find out why England decided to settle Australia and why the First Fleet sailed here in 1788 with more than 1000 convicts and marine guards on board. You will ‘meet’ some of the ‘First Fleeters’ and discover who they were, what they did to be sent to… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview In this part of your course you are investigating some of the great explorations in world history. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries there was a great outbreak of exploration from Europe to unknown areas of the world. Why did this happen? What was it like to be an explorer then, going… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview Myths and Mysteries of the Crossing of the Blue Mountains is a multimedia education resource to help middle secondary students explore an aspect of Australia’s early colonial history — the crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813. An interactive entitled, Would you be a Good Explorer, is also available for this case study.… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview Students look at a variety of evidence to determine who ‘discovered’ Australia. In doing so they have to address the issue of what ‘discover’ means and what the implications of different definitions, or elements of an overall definition, are. Students are introduced to a range of ‘discoverers’, including Aboriginal peoples and Torres… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview Students investigate an incident of frontier conflict in Western Australia and are challenged to consider different interpretations of the event. They carry out an inquiry, calling witnesses and critically analysing the evidence presented. They also investigate a memorial, called the ‘Explorers Memorial’, which carries both the original inscription from 1913 and a… Continue Reading»
Ghost Town ‘What is History?’ game UPDATED TO NEW IPAD FRIENDLY HTML VERSION! Ghost Town introduces students to the process of inquiry learning in history. It models the scaffolding processes involved in completing a research project and helps students develop the skills of research, evidence analysis and problem solving, all skills required in the new Australian… Continue Reading»