Notions of citizenshipgeography

A student / Learns to / Learns about / Reflects on / Overview, resources, assessment
Skills / Use complex terms and concepts as they apply to historical issues and forces
Use knowledge of word origins to define specialised and abstract historical terms
Describe how language and graphic features influence how a source is interpreted
Identify and contrast different accounts of the same event or issue and give possible explanations / Federation
Australia’s Constitution (including the role of the Governor General and the rights of citizens)
Voting rights
White Australia / Aspects of active and informed citizenship
Aspects of a just society
Intercultural understanding /

Overview

Primary source materials linked to Government House and the Sydney Customs House are combined with secondary source materials in an examination of the ways that historical sources can be used to construct history.

Resources

Worksheets:
based on activities
Other printable resources:
glossary of terms and concepts
chronologies
Link to existing resources:
Federation tapes
Federation: a national survey of heritage places
HHT: A Social Visit (Govt House)
SHI
Assessment Activities
summative
Targeted
5.14 Uses historical terms and concepts in appropriate contexts to answer historical questions with some argument
Knowledge and Understanding
Targeted
5.6 Explains political events and evaluates their impact on civic life in Australia
Values and Attitudes
Targeted
Develops understanding of the nature of various democratic institutions

Changing Technologiesgeography

A student / Learns to / Learns about / Reflects on / Overview, resources, assessment
Skills / Ask questions to explain the meaning, purpose, context of historical sources
Make deductions about the usefulness of sources for the purpose of a specific historical inquiry
Clarify the scope of a historical investigation by defining key terms and concepts
Locate information from a wide variety of written, oral, audio-visual and multimedia resources
Use strategies to organise information from a range of different sources for different purposes / New technologies
Living conditions (including transport networks)
Working conditions (including trade unions)
Environmental issues / Aspects of active and informed citizenship
Aspects of a just society
Ecological sustainability / Overview
Students examine interpretative materials from Eveleigh Railway Workshops and the industrial park incorporating Lithgow Blast Furnace as part of an inquiry-based investigation into the living and working conditions of employees at both places.
Research activity:

Resources

Worksheets:
based on activities
Other printable resources:
glossary of terms and concepts
chronologies
Link to existing resources:
school programs in development
SHI
Sites and Scenes
Assessment Activities
formative
summative

Issues of Aboriginal heritagegeography

A student / Learns to / Learns about / Reflects on / Overview, resources, assessment
Skills / Plan historical research to suit the purpose of a task with limited guidance
Locate historical information from a wide variety of written, oral, audio-visual and multimedia resources
Use strategies to organise information from a range of different sources for different purposes
Make judgements about the usefulness of materials
Select a form of communication appropriate to purpose and audience
Evaluate the effectiveness of own and others communication with greater autonomy / Pre-European contact
Post-invasion contact (including dispossession, paternalism, policy of protection)
Heritage issues (including heritage management)
Environmental issues (including environmental management) / Aspects of active and informed citizenship
Intercultural understanding
Ecological sustainability /

Overview

Contact, including first encounters, between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Parramatta and Willandra Lakes regions is the starting point for students to identify heritage and environmental issues and varying perspectives on managing built and natural environments.
Action-based research:

Resources

Worksheets:
based on activities
Other printable resources:
glossary of terms and concepts
chronologies
Link to existing resources:
Darug program at Parramatta Park (National Trust)
SHI
Sites and Scenes
Assessment Activities
formative
summative
Targeted
5.18 Selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate affectively about the past for different audiences, with clear purpose
Knowledge and Understanding
Targeted
5.1 Recounts some major events in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations
Values and Attitudes
Targeted
Develops appreciation of the cultural, linguistic and spiritual heritages of themselves and others