Resources for Year Six History Units
Who really did discover Australia?
Aboriginal people
Investigating the Past - TLF ID R11737 available on Scootle - Student Resource - slideshow of images used to investigate Australia’s past
Lake Mungo - TLF ID R12023 available on Scootle - Student Resource - slideshow of seven photographs depicting archaeological evidence at Lake Mungo, NSW.
ABC Science article - featuring “Mungo Man”
Makassan (or, Macassan) traders
Aboriginal Rock Art at the National Library of Australia depicting early contact with non-Aboriginal people
Aboriginal People and Trade - Museum Victoria article
Macassan Traders page on the Australia Through Time website by M. H. Monroe
Dutch explorers
South Land to New Holland - National Library of Australia exhibition website covering the Dutch charting of Australia 1606 – 1756. The website is large and comprehensive. Recommend examining all title pages from the introduction page and accessing maps from there.
VOC Historical Society website - presents evidence for Dutch settlement in Western Australia
Portuguese explorers
Portuguese Explorers
Dieppe maps
Dieppe Maps- Wikipedia article
The Dieppe and Dauphin Maps page - on the Stradbroke Island Galleon website
Mahogany ship
Mahogany Ship - article on the State Government of Victoria, Department of Planning and Community Development website
Mahogany Ship Image - accessed from the National Library of Australia website
Teachers may find the following sources helpful in providing background information:
Who Got to Australia First?- National Library of Australia “Gateways” article. Links to maps, books and journal articles.
Project Gutenberg Australia - offers free online access to public domain printed materials about “Australian Discovery”.
The Australian Government website - offers a brief summary of information on the “European Discovery” of Australia.
The Western Australian Museum’s “Great Voyages of Grand Discovery” - exhibition website offers some further background reading for teachers.
Investigating the Past - TLF ID R11737 available on Scootle - Student Resource - slideshow of images used to investigate Australia’s past
Lake Mungo - TLF ID R12023 available on Scootle - Student Resource - slideshow of seven photographs depicting archaeological evidence at Lake Mungo, NSW.
ABC Science article - featuring “Mungo Man”
Makassan (or, Macassan) traders
Aboriginal Rock Art at the National Library of Australia depicting early contact with non-Aboriginal people
Aboriginal People and Trade - Museum Victoria article
Macassan Traders page on the Australia Through Time website by M. H. Monroe
Dutch explorers
South Land to New Holland - National Library of Australia exhibition website covering the Dutch charting of Australia 1606 – 1756. The website is large and comprehensive. Recommend examining all title pages from the introduction page and accessing maps from there.
VOC Historical Society website - presents evidence for Dutch settlement in Western Australia
Portuguese explorers
Portuguese Explorers
Dieppe maps
Dieppe Maps- Wikipedia article
The Dieppe and Dauphin Maps page - on the Stradbroke Island Galleon website
Mahogany ship
Mahogany Ship - article on the State Government of Victoria, Department of Planning and Community Development website
Mahogany Ship Image - accessed from the National Library of Australia website
Teachers may find the following sources helpful in providing background information:
Who Got to Australia First?- National Library of Australia “Gateways” article. Links to maps, books and journal articles.
Project Gutenberg Australia - offers free online access to public domain printed materials about “Australian Discovery”.
The Australian Government website - offers a brief summary of information on the “European Discovery” of Australia.
The Western Australian Museum’s “Great Voyages of Grand Discovery” - exhibition website offers some further background reading for teachers.
How did certain events in history led to the development of Australia's form of democracy?
BBC History resources:
Kids History interactive - activity on Magna Carta
Kids interactive - Ancient Greece – where Western Civilisation began
King John
Brief bio
Information tied to Magna Carta including interactive Quiz
Discovering Democracy Unit
Focus Q1 What does it mean to have absolute power?
(contains "Off With Her Head!" - initial activity)
Focus Q2 What is Parliament?
British Parliament Images
http://likepictures.co.cc/data/POP%20Art/british-house-of-commons.jpg
http://www.britannica.com/bps/media-view/124999/1/0/0
http://www.storeysltd.co.uk/Item/1396
http://www.storeysltd.co.uk/Item/1393
House of commons
The modern house of lords (pick the changes??)
Origin of the term "Parliament"
Video Clip: Parler / Parlay from Pirates of the Caribbean – Jack Sparrow asks for "parlay"
Life at the Time of Federation - from the National Museum of Australia
Kids History interactive - activity on Magna Carta
Kids interactive - Ancient Greece – where Western Civilisation began
King John
Brief bio
Information tied to Magna Carta including interactive Quiz
Discovering Democracy Unit
Focus Q1 What does it mean to have absolute power?
(contains "Off With Her Head!" - initial activity)
Focus Q2 What is Parliament?
British Parliament Images
http://likepictures.co.cc/data/POP%20Art/british-house-of-commons.jpg
http://www.britannica.com/bps/media-view/124999/1/0/0
http://www.storeysltd.co.uk/Item/1396
http://www.storeysltd.co.uk/Item/1393
House of commons
The modern house of lords (pick the changes??)
Origin of the term "Parliament"
Video Clip: Parler / Parlay from Pirates of the Caribbean – Jack Sparrow asks for "parlay"
Life at the Time of Federation - from the National Museum of Australia