Encounters
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
- Ethical Understanding
- Humanites and Social Sciences
- Intercultural Understanding
Encounters
Chart the history of foreign exploration of the Great Southern Land and learn about the early encounters of First Nations Australians with arriving explorers.
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Encounters
Curriculum
Year 3
HASS
AC9HS3K01 – causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes
Year 4
HASS
AC9HS4K01 – the diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place
AC9HS4K02 – the causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788
AC9HS4K03 – the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony
AC9HS4K04 – 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
Year 5
HASS
AC9HS5K01 – the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
AC9HS5K02 – 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
AC9HS5K03 – 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
Where to Next?
Related Resources
Check out these other Kahoot quizzes from Education at the History Trust of South Australia