The Australian Colonies
OBJECTIVES
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 |
Content
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This topic provides a study of colonial Australia in the 1800s. 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.
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Outcomes
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:
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*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? |