Activity Pack
The Australian Gold Rushes: Making a Nation
Learning resources and activities aligned to the Australian School Curriculum.
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ACARA Version 9.0
Students will:
- • Learn about the role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development of events in an Australian colony (AC9HS5K03).
- • Learn about the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment (AC9HS5K02).
- • Learn about the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (AC9HS5K01).
Students can:
- • Evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives (AC9HS5S04).
- • Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions (AC9HS5S07).
- • Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats (AC9HS5S02).