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 Technologies — geography

 

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
Targeted 5.16 Locates, selects and organises historical information from a number of different sources to address complex historical problems and issues
Knowledge and Understanding
Targeted 5.7 Describes major features of social and cultural life at different times in Australia’s history
Values and Attitudes
Targeted Develops appreciation of environments and a sense of responsibility for their future

Issues of Aboriginal heritage — geography

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

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