History

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  • Lesson Year: 5

    History Of Immigration To Australia

    In this lesson, students demonstrate their understanding of why people immigrate to other countries. They design and create a poster to prom...

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Significant Events In Australian History

    In this lesson, students explore significant events in history such as the Eureka Stockade, Federation and Pinjarra Massacre.

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Investigating And Creating A Settlement

    In this lesson, students use their knowledge of settlements in 1788 to create their own small settlement and present to the class.

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Historical Narrative Part B

    In this lesson, students use their draft from the previous lesson to write a historical narrative demonstrating their understanding of life...

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Historical Narrative Part A

    In this lesson, students plan and write a historical narrative to show your understanding of life in colonial times.

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Daily Life for Convicts

    In this lesson, students explore the arrival of the Europeans and the impacts of colonization, including the daily life struggles for convic...

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Early Life & Struggles In The Colony

    In this unit, students explore the arrival of the Europeans and the impacts of colonization, including the struggles for colonists.

  • Lesson Year: 5

    The Impacts of Colonisation

    In this lesson, students compare what life was like before and after colonisation for Australia’s indigenous people. They explore the impact...

  • Lesson Year: 5

    The Arrival Of White Europeans

    In this unit, students explore the first contact and the impacts that this had on indigenous Australians.

  • Lesson Year: 5

    Indigenous Australians

    In this lesson, students are introduced to the units inquiry questions. They explore the First Australians and the significance of Mungo Par...

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Contributions of Migrants to Australia

    In this lesson, students learn how migrants have contributed to Australian life and culture.

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Migrant Life After Federation

    In this lesson, students learn about the challenges migrants faced when they came to Australia.

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Migration After Federation

    In this lesson, students learn to understand why people migrated to Australia after Federation and what their push and pull factors were.

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Rules & Laws After Federation

    In this lesson, students learn to understand how laws created after Federation impacted different minority groups in Australia.

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Citizenship After Federation

    Now, we will start to look at what changed after Federation. In today’s lesson, we are going to focus on citizenship and who was actually cl...

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Comparing Government Systems

    In this lesson, we will look at how our system of government is similar to that of the United States and compare the two.

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Creating the Constitution

    In this lesson, we will be investigating the Australian Constitution, how it was developed and the people and important documents that influ...

  • Lesson Year: 6

    Federation & Influential People

    In this unit, ‘Life After Federation’, we will be exploring why Federation occurred and the influential people who shaped Australia’s govern...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Invention in Technology Assessment

    In this lesson, students select an invention in technology and explain how it has changed our daily life.

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Toys

    In this lesson, students investigate changes in toys. These changes have occurred over time, with advances in technology. These advances are...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Inventions in Technology

    In this lesson students explore new inventions, identify and name some inventions in technology. They explore how all these technologies are...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Technology - Computers

    In this lesson the students recognise how technology has brought about changes in computers, and identify how computers have changed our liv...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Technology - Telephones

    In this lesson the students investigate changes to telephones and communication devices. These changes have helped to bring the world closer...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Cooking: Food Preparation and Storage

    In this lesson students investigate the many changes that have occurred over time in food preparation and storage. These changes have made l...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Cooking

    In the lesson the students investigate changes to kitchens and cooking. Without these changes, it would still take a very long time to prepa...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Sea Transport

    Students investigate changes to sea transport. Without these changes, it would still take us a very long time to travel from one place to an...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Transport - Land

    In this lesson student investigate changes to land transport. Without these changes, it would still take us a very long time to travel from...

  • Lesson Year: 2

    Then and Now

    In this lesson students will investigate the changes that have occurred from the past to now.

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    v9 Life After Federation

    This unit is based on the Year 6 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings.Students explore Australian Federat...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    Exploring Australian History

    This unit is based on the Year 5 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings. Students explore the First Aust...

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