Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
Engaging and relevant. This is the essence of my teaching and learning resources. You'll find a wealth of History, Agricultural Technology, Retail Services, Aboriginal Studies and more.
This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec merchant. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec merchant so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec merchant so that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec farmer. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec farmer so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec farmer so that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
This resource includes two pages of visually-appealing source materials on the life of an Aztec slave. Students must analyse the source materials and then make a pitch to a television company on the life of an Aztec slave so that they can film an historical series on the Spanish invasion of Mexico. Students must imagine they are the Aztec slaveso that the series is authentic. The activity includes a rubric/marking guide and is linked to outcomes in the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.
Unique and well suited to their harsh environment, Mongol clothing at the time of the Mongol Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries was nothing short of unique. This worksheet consists of information, a mix and match of key words and concepts, short answer comprehension questions and drawings to colour.
This fits into the NSW syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 4
Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts
6(a): The Mongol Expansion
An interesting set of activities on Mongol society.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History syllabus
Higher School Certificate course
Part III - Personalities & Their Times
Option H - Alexander the Great
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary written sources to come to an understanding as to why Cleitus, a military leader who had saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus, was then murdered by him a few years later.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 4: Rights & Freedoms 1945-present
Students analyse a variety of written and visual, primary and secondary sources to make decisions about the impact of the 1965 Freedom Ride on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia. The 1965 Freedom Ride was inspired by the Freedom Rides by the American Civil Rights movement. It resulted in immediate publicity about the inequities of all aspects of life for the Aboriginal people. In the longer term it helped to pave the way for the 1967 referendum to include Aboriginal people in the Australian constitution which in turn gave greater legal and political rights to Aboriginal people.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 6 - School Developed Topic: Australia in the Vietnam War Era
Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to decide how attitudes towards Australian Vietnam veterans changed after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Efforts to improve public perceptions and to improve their own political power and wellbeing lay in the hands of the veterans themselves. A real historical case study in going from zero to hero.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 6: School–Developed Topic
Australia in the Vietnam War Era
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to explore the role of Australian nurses in the Vietnam War and to come to a decision about whether they can accurately be described as "Angels at their Bedside".
From longhouses to log cabins, turf houses to farm buildings, the Vikings constructed a variety of houses that were adapted to different environmental and social circumstances. This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 4
Depth Study 4 - The Western and Islamic World
4a - The Vikings
This is an excellent presentation that covers construction, urban and rural living, rooms within houses, roles of members of the family, furniture and decorations. There are some tried and tested differentiated and extension activities in the last slides that make the presentation appropriate to students in Gifted and Talented and regular mixed-ability classes. The presentation and activities can be adapted to specialist classes such as classes for students with Emotional Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and Behaviour Disorders.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I & World War II
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to decide what role Lieutenant General John Monash had in wining the Battle of Hamel in 1918. Jewish-Australian, John Monash conceived and used the blitzkrieg as the primary means of gaining victory. This strategy was adopted by the Nazi German army in the 1930s. The Battle of Hamel was also the first time that Australian, U.S. and British troops fought together under Australian leadership. This alliance was repeated in the later battles on the Western Front and during battles of the Pacific War of the 1940s.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 1 - Making a Better World?
Option (a) The Industrial Revolution
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written evidence to decide the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Australia in the 1800s. This activity is designed for Year 9 students commencing study of History at Stage 5 level. There are scaffolded activities that builds a level of complexity from a mix-and-match of key words and concepts to a longer response of one paragraph. It also incorporates an activity where students are required to deconstruct the elements of a photograph to seek evidence of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Australian society.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 6 - School Developed Topic
Australia in the Vietnam War Era
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to understand what was meant by the "domino theory". This concept was spread by political and social leaders throughout the world as part of the fear of the spread of communism. As it applied to Australia, it was used as a justification for involvement in the Vietnam War. A simple concept sold to simple, unquestioning minds?
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 3 - Australians at War: World Wars I & II
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to determine why conscription was introduced in Australia in 1943. Conscription has always been very unpopular in Australia, with plebiscites rejected in 1916 and 1917 and tremendous opposition to the issue during the Vietnam War. Yet, it was introduced in 1943, generally accepted and conscripted troops made a significant impact in the New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War. What made this time different?
This Powerpoint presentation supports the teaching of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History syllabus
Higher School Certificate course
Part II - Ancient Societies Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE
Part IV - Historical Period Option H - The Greek World 500-440 BCE
Students examine the life of Spartan King Leonidas and complete activities involving a dossier on the real Leonidas and issues related to the reconstructed Leonidas of modern film, statuary, paintings and books. This leads to students considering how they think Leonidas would feel about the 21st century re-takes on who he was.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History Syllabus Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
The Modern World & Australia
Depth Study 5: The Globalising World - Popular Culture.
Students examine a variety of written and visual, primary and secondary sources to decide whether the 2000 Sydney Olympics actually benefitted Australia.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 1 - Making a better world?
The Industrial Revolution
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to learn how the Industrial Revolution affected the working conditions of Australians in the 1800s. It includes urban and rural work and the work of men, women and children. Australia was more fortunate than European and North American countries in terms of worker's rights as these countries suffered harsher conditions and fought longer and harder for improvements. Australia, by contrast, acted comparatively quickly to establish better working conditions and worker's rights - unless you were female, ATSI, working in isolated areas or in most rural industries. The good news was that from 1856 legislation became proactive rather than reactionary.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World Wars I & II
Students analyse a range of primary and secondary, written and visual sources to identify the experiences of Australian Prisoners of War in World War I. Students learn that experiences varied according to location, rank and resources of host nations Germany and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 5
Depth Study 1 - Making a Better World
It can be used in either the topic on the Industrial Revolution or Movement of Peoples.
The task can also be used to support the Stage 5 and Stage 6 (Preliminary) Aboriginal Studies syllabuses. The title of the activity is 'loaded': whilst the 1800s saw a tremendous growth in the number of British (then other) peoples moving to Australia there was also a tremendous decline in number of Aboriginal people in many parts of the country. But like all things in history, the conclusions we reach are based on the evidence we have, and this is entirely from one perspective. The activities are designed for Year 9 mixed ability classes but include some higher-order activities including examining an emigration poster for tone and implication and analysing a painting for suggestions about population change in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Australia.
This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW Stage 6 Ancient History Higher School Certificate course
Part II - Ancient Societies
Option I - Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra
Students analyse a variety of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to identify factors that resulted in success for the Spartan army at Mantinea in 418 BCE. It was an example of how an army of professional soldiers could defeat "weekend warriors" from the more northern Greek city states. Interestingly, the Spartans used ex-helots as soldiers. Let it never be claimed that the Spartans were ever resistant to change!
This resource consists of 2 jigsaws, solution and questions based on the jigsaws. It supports student learning of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum
Stage 4
Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts
6a: The Mongol Expansion
Students cut out the jigsaw pieces, reconstruct the scenes of Mongol life, glue the completed jigsaw in their workbooks or on cardboard then answer questions based on the scenes.