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Australian Time Zones - Worksheets
4 5 6 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets HASS Geography 5 Pages

Australian Time Zones - Worksheets

This five-page worksheet pack explores Australia's time zones, including AEST, ACST, and AWST, and how they relate to states, territories, and cities across the country. Students work through map labelling, time conversions, timetable interpretation, and daylight saving scenarios.


Includes:

  • Cut-and-stick map activity
  • Time conversion and timezone comparison tasks
  • Flight and travel schedule questions
  • Daylight saving questions and real-world application
  • All worksheets include answer pages


The resource builds both geographical understanding and real-life reasoning skills in interpreting time across regions.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to describe the events around the establishment of the First Fleet, the key people involved and the establishment of the first British colony.
  • We are learning to understand the role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony.
  • We are learning to understand why groups of people migrated to Australia since Federation, including migrants from Europe and Asia and how these cultures influenced Australian culture.
  • We are learning to understand the stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival.
  • We are learning to understand the reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony.
  • We are learning to understand stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia since Federation (including from ONE country of the Asia region) and reasons they migrated.
  • We are learning to understand the contribution of individuals and groups to the development of Australian society since Federation.

Curriculum alignment

HT3-5 old Applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication HT3-4 old Describes and explains the struggles for rights and freedoms in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples HT3-3 old Identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society HT3-2 old Describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time HT2-4 old Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-2 old Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time HT2-3 old Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects HT2-5 old Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication HT3-1 old Describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia
VCHHK092 The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping and changing a colony VCHHK080 Stories of the First Fleet, including causes and reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences and perspectives following arrival VCHHK091 The causes and the reasons why people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony VCHHC082 Sequence significant events and lifetimes of people in chronological order to create a narrative to explain the developments in Australia’s colonial past and the causes and effects of Federation on its people VCHHC087 Explain the significance of an event and an individual or group that influenced change in the Australian colonies and in Australian society since Federation VCHHK095 The stories and perspectives of people who migrated to Australia, including from one Asian country, and the reasons they migrated VCHHK096 Significant contributions of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and migrants, to changing Australian society VCHHC083 Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation VCHHC084 Describe perspectives and identify ideas, beliefs and values of people and groups in the past

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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