Conflicts and Colonisation - Museum in a Box

Year 4

HASS CONTENT DESCRIPTORS

• The causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788 (AC9HS4K02).
• The experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony (AC9HS4K03).
• The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion (AC9HS4K04).
• Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues (AC9HS3S01).
• Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps (AC9HS3S02).
• Analyse information and data, and identify perspectives (AC9HS3S04).
• Draw conclusions based on analysis of information (AC9HS3S05).

Conflicts and Colonization includes the following materials to assist you in best teaching it. These materials include:

Teaching materials

• Printed copy of the Teachers Guide
• USB containing a digital copy of the teacher’s guide and student interpretation.

Learning resources:

• There are 5 boxes and a document tube. Each container is marked with a perspective. 

We have created a structured learning experience for year 4 students following an inquiry-based learning style. This learning experience can be spread over several lessons – before, during and after your time with the Museum in a Box – or condensed to suit your class’s schedule. Use the presentation and student workbook to guide the flow and structure of the lesson.

• Presentation
• Student Workbook
• Assessment Rubric

For classes that don’t want to do the structured lesson, our additional learning experiences are the perfect way to explore the boxes. Find the worksheets, task sheets and ideas in the document below

• Additional Learning Experiences

Year 9

HISTORY CONTENT DESCRIPTORS

• 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 (AC9HH9K01).
• The key social, cultural, economic and political changes and their significance in the development of Australian society during the period (AC9HH9K02).
• The causes and effects of European contact and extension of settlement, including their impact on the First Nations Peoples of Australia (AC9HH9K03).
• Different experiences and perspectives of colonisers, settlers and First Nations Australians and the impact of these experiences on changes to Australian society’s ideas, beliefs and values (AC9HH9K06).
• The changing population movements and settlement patterns during the period 1750 to 1900 (AC9HH9K014).
• Develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry (AC9HH9S01).
• Locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry (AC9HH9S02).
• Identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources (AC9HH9S03).
• Explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence (AC9HH9S04).
• Compare perspectives in sources and explain how these are influenced by significant events, ideas, locations, beliefs and values (AC9HH9S06).
• Analyse different and contested historical interpretations (AC9HH9S07).

Conflicts and Colonization includes the following materials to assist you in best teaching it. These materials include:

Teaching materials

• Printed copy of the Teachers Guide
• USB containing a digital copy of the teacher’s guide and student interpretation.

Learning resources:

• There are 5 boxes and a document tube. Each container is marked with a perspective. 

We have created a structured learning experience for year 9 students following an inquiry-based learning style. This learning experience can be spread over several lessons – before, during and after your time with the Museum in a Box – or condensed to suit your class’s schedule. Use the presentation and student workbook to guide the flow and structure of the lesson.

• Presentation
• Student Workbook
• Assessment Rubric

For classes that don’t want to do the structured lesson, our additional learning experiences are the perfect way to explore the boxes. Find the worksheets, task sheets and ideas in the document below

• Additional Learning Experiences