This unit is based on the Year 4 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings for History. Students learn about the causes of the establishment of the British Colony in Australia in 1788. They explore the reasons for world exploration by researching a great explorer. Students investigate the journey of Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks and the significant of this voyage in the establishment of the first penal colony in Australia. They explore what life was like in Britain in the 1700s as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
The causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788
Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues
Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps
Interpret information and data displayed in different formats
Analyse information and data, and identify perspectives
Draw conclusions based on analysis of information
Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions
Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas from sources and using relevant subject-specific terms
The key concepts in this unit include:
Lesson 1
World Exploration
Understand why people chose to explore the world.
Lesson 2
Captain James Cook
Discover the path Captain James Cook travelled to Australia.
Lesson 3
Sir Joseph Banks
Recognise why explorers chose to explore the world.
Lesson 4
World Explorers
We will research information about a world explorer.
Lesson 5
Life in Britain
Understand what life was like in Britain in the late 1700’s and why convicts were transported to Australia.
Lesson 6
Push and Pull Factors of British Colonisation
Understand the push and pull factors that lead to establishment of the first British colony in Australia.
Lesson 7
The Era of Exploration Assessment
Putting together all the things we covered in The Era of Exploration unit.
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This presentation has been created to support the teaching and learning of the causes of establishing the first British colony in Australia...
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This poster has been created to support your students explore the route of Captain James Cook. It is part of our Year 4, The Era of Explorat...
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This title page can be coloured as part of the introduction lesson for the Year 4 The Era of Exploration History unit.
Students will cut and paste important milestones along the voyage Captain Cook undertook. This forms part of the Year 4 HASS History Unit...
This worksheet contains journal extracts written by Joseph Banks. It forms part of the Year 4 HASS History Unit - European Exploration.
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This handy worksheet is part of our History unit. Students are encouraged to record the push and pull factors of British Colonisation.
This assessment has been created to align with the Year 4 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings for Histor...
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