Australia - History and Geography

We have just revised this pack and it now includes a Learning Reflection Journal 

Australia Geography and History 58 pages 

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 This unit is a study about Australian geography and early history. 

Through your own research record the impact that has occurred on the environment and Indigenous Peoples of Australia through white settlement. 

Discover foods, recreation and landmarks and record in the learning Reflection Booklet. 

 These are recording pages and rely on research completed through reading books/websites or interviewing people. 

 This pack includes - 

A Word Wall to assist in building a vocabulary list to use in all tasks. 

Alphabet Key 

KWHL – a colour and a b/w version &bull Interactive Notebook pages Name the state/territory and give five facts for each 

Cartographic Conventions – define 

Templates for Facts, Celebrations, Traditions 

Impact of Europeans on Indigenous Australians 

Impact of Europeans on the environment 

 Impact of Macassans on the environment  

Impact of Convicts on Indigenous Australians 

Impact of Convicts on the environment 

DeBono Hat task in colour and b/w &bull Mapping - Use an atlas or do some internet research and record some mapping details about Australia. Include scale, north, a key, grid references and some distances between capital cities. 

Geography details on each State of Territory – name the capital city, research and find the grid reference for the capital city, name the next closest capital city, record the distance between the two capital cities, print a satellite map of the state and name the characteristics you find. 

Venn Diagrams – Indigenous Australians/Europeans, Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander 

Writing Planners &bull Recount – How do I acknowledge Australia Day &bull Explanation – Why do we acknowledge Australia Day? 

 Exposition - Should we acknowledge Australia Day? 

Food we eat on this day &bull Australian Slang 

Famous Indigenous Australian – Graphic Organiser &bull Learning Reflection Note Book

Australia Day - planning done for you

Most Australian schools will have returned to school by the week of Australia Day from our summer break. To save you some planning, this pack is ready to go for Year 4/5/6.

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This pack gives you 58 pages of tasks that are so much more than just Australia Day tasks!

This unit provides opportunities to address outcomes for the Australian Curriculum as listed below. 

There are recording pages that rely on research completed through reading books/websites or interviewing people.

The Word Wall template assists in building a vocabulary list to use in tasks. 

The interactive pages enable kids to cut, glue and record information underneath. 

    

KWHL – a colour and a b/w version

     

     

Interactive Notebook pages will help to manage information on these aspects of our history

a) Name the state/territory and give five facts for each 

b) Cartographic Conventions – define 

c) Facts, Celebrations, Traditions, words to describe

d) Impact of Europeans on Indigenous Australians

e) Impact of Europeans on the environment

f) Impact of Macassans on the environment 

g) Impact of Convicts on Indigenous Australians 

h) Impact of Convicts on the environment 

Mapping tasks - Use an atlas or do some internet research and record some mapping details about Australia. Include scale, north, a key, grid references and some distances between capital cities. 

Geography details on each State of Territory – name the capital city, research and find the grid reference for the capital city, name the next closest capital city, record the distance between the two capital cities, print a satellite map of the state and name the characteristics you find.

Venn Diagrams – Indigenous Australians/Europeans, Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander

Writing Planners

a) Recount – How do I acknowledge Australia Day

b) Explanation – Why do we acknowledge Australia Day? 

c) Exposition - Should we acknowledge Australia Day?

d) Food we eat on this day – recipes

e) Australian Slang

Famous Indigenous Australian – Graphic organiser and an Interactive Notebook page 

Australian Curriculum - History

Year 4 - The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example families and the environment (ACHHK080)

Year 5 - The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed (ACHHK094)

Year 6 - The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the economy, education, science, the arts, sport.(ACHHK116)

Australian Curriculum - Geography 

Year 4 - Represent the location of places and their features by constructing large-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions including scale, legend, title and north point, and describe their location using simple grid references, compass direction and distance (ACHGS029)

Year 5 - Interpret geographical data and other information, using digital and spatial technologies as appropriate, and identify spatial distributions, patterns and trends, and infer relationships to draw conclusions (ACHGS037)

Year 6 - Collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from primary and secondary sources, for example, people, maps, plans, photographs, satellite images, statistical sources and reports (ACHGS041)

Sovereign Hill - a step back in time

Today our Year 5's spent today at Sovereign Hill and we will go back tomorrow to continue this great experience. We are studying 'gold' and how it shaped our country. 

We are so lucky to have this living museum on our doorstep.

  

 

We can experience what life was like back in the 1850's and how hard school was and how so very different it is compared today. 

The supply cupboard is so different to ours back at school.

My desk while here is certainly different. 

  

When we arrived we were whisked off to get dressed in our 'costume'. 

Wearing pantaloons, neck kerchiefs is a different experience for our kids. 

For our girls it even meant wearing our hair in a different style. 

As an adult I get to wear a hoop skirt, have my haired tied back. It takes a bit to get dressed and the mud on the bottom of your dress is hard to get used to. 

 

We were part of three of the five schools at Sovereign Hill. 

The tourists that visit the park want to take photos of us and we had to remember to keep in character and reply by saying 'yes ma'am' and 'yes sir'.

Handwriting using copperplate was on the agenda, we got to use old fashioned ink pens. 

  

Play time existed of old fashioned toys and our kids loved them and had a great time. 

Later on in the day the girls did some needlework while the boys did some technical drawing. 

 

 Tomorrow we need to be able to recite our 16 times tables and pay our school fees. 

Come and check out my post tomorrow to see how we went.