A Tale of Torrens Island
A Tale of Torrens Island
Dive into the world of 20th-century quarantine with this fascinating South Australian story. Students will be immersed in this historically derived escape room experience, learning about Torrens Island and its time as a quarantine station while solving challenging puzzles. Will they be able to crack the codes and master the quarantine process? Time will tell.
Curriculum
Year 5
HASS
AC9HS5S01 – Develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems
AC9HS5S02 – Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats
HPE
AC9HP6P09 – Investigate different sources and types of health information and how these apply to their own and others’ health choices
AC9HP6P10 – Analyse how behaviours influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities
Year 6
HASS
AC9HS6K03 – The motivation of people migrating to Australia since Federation and throughout the 20th century, their stories and effects on Australian society, including migrants from the Asia region
AC9HS6K02 – Changes in Australia’s political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted First Nations Australians, migrants, women and children
AC9HS6S01 – Develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems
AC9HS6S02 – Locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats
HPE
AC9HP6P09 – Investigate different sources and types of health information and how these apply to their own and others’ health choices
AC9HP6P10 – Analyse how behaviours influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities
Year 7
HISTORY
AC9HH7S01 – Develop historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
AC9HH7S02 – Locate and identify primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry
AC9HH7S03 – Identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources
AC9HH7S04 – Identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence
HPE
AC9HP8P08 – Refine protective behaviours and evaluate community resources to seek help for themselves and others
AC9HP8P10 – Plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing
Year 8
HISTORY
AC9HH8S01 Develop historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
AC9HH8S02 – Locate and identify primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry
AC9HH8S03 – Identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources
AC9HH8S04 – Identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence
HPE
AC9HP8P08 – Refine protective behaviours and evaluate community resources to seek help for themselves and others
AC9HP8P10 – Plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing
Year 9
HISTORY
AC9HH9K01 – The causes and effects of European imperial expansion and the movement of peoples in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the different responses to colonisation and migration
AC9HH9K05 – Continuities and changes and their effects on ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in Australian society
AC9HH9K07 – The development of Australian society in relation to other nations in the world by 1914, including the effects of ideas and movements of people
AC9HH9S01 – develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
AC9HH9S02 – Locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry
AC9HH9S03 – Identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources
AC9HH9S04 – Explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence
HPE
AC9HP10P08 – Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk
AC9HP10P10 – Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing
Year 10
HISTORY
AC9HH10K14 – Changing historical perspectives over time in relation to the developments in technology, public health, longevity, standard of living in the 20th century, and concern for the environment and sustainability
AC9HH10S01 – Develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
AC9HH10S02 – Locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in a historical inquiry
AC9HH10S03 – Identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources
AC9HH10S04 – Explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence
HPE
AC9HP10P08 – Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk
AC9HP10P10 – Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing
Museum in a Box
Museum in a Box is brought to you by the History Trust of South Australia. Each box takes a curriculum-aligned approach to exploring the history of South Australia. By interacting with objects from the past and discovering their stories, each Museum in a Box endeavours to make history come alive for students.