The Celts. Iron, Blood and Sacrifice is an outstanding 2015 BBC series on the Celts that goes into the usual finds at Hallstatt and Hochdorf but extends our understandings of the Celtic peoples with explanations of more recent discoveries. But what will really appeal to high school students is the back story of Celtic chieftain, Brennus' invasion of Italy, defeat of the Romans and sack of Rome. This video is a balance of academic content and a great narrative. This worksheet focuses student understandings on the archaeological finds that gives evidence of Celtic society. It is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary course Investigating Ancient History – Case Studies List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe A8. The Celts

Crash Course World History: The Persians and the Greeks gives an overview of the causes of conflict between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek city states in the 5th century BCE, the results of Greek victory the resulting squabble between the Greek states that was the Peloponnesian War. Presenter, John Green gives an interesting argument that it may have actually been better if the Persians had won the war.

SAVAK were the secret police of the Shah's administration. Responsible for widespread human rights abuses including kidnapping, imprisonment and torture, they also served as a means of repression of various groups including bazaaris, students, government employees, writers and Shi'ite clergy, to list but a few. Their activities were known to the Shah and supported by the Iranian military and the USA. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate Course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989

In 1945 women prisoners in concentration camps in south-western Poland and southern Germany were forced to walk until they died either from neglect or from acts of violence. The fact that some women actually survived is nothing short of a miracle. The Helmsbrechts Death Marches were, sadly, only one of many such incidents. This source-based activity is designed for NSW students of the K-10 History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

In 1972 Aboriginal people established a Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House. They were protesting about the Commonwealth Government refusing to grant land rights (native title) to the traditional owners. The incident was designed to embarrass the government into action. Attempts to legislate against the Tent Embassy and then actions by the police only led to further public support, particularly amongst indigenous peoples. This source-based task is designed for students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This worksheet accompanies the 10-minute documentary film UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It deals with the main sections in the Declaration and their application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

Can your students walk in the shoes of both sides to the Stolen Generation issue: the Australian politicians who advocated removal of disadvantaged children from their families and families who lost their beloved children? This critical thinking activity asks students to interpret history through the actions, values, attitudes and motives of people in the context of the past. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This activity requires students to read a single-page summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. They must then make a mind map using the proforma. From this proforma students then prepare a brief speech for students for students at a local primary school. There is a scaffold to assist students to prepare their speech. The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This worksheet accompanies the video, Prisoner Number A26188 - Henia Bryer. This is a well-structured narrative of the life of Henia Bryer, a child prisoner in the Radom Ghetto, Majdanek Concentration Camp, death march to Germany and inmate at Bergen-Belsen. Henia quietly talks about all she saw, smelt and heard in all these places. She takes the viewer on the journey with her. This is an excellent video for teenagers. This worksheet focuses student's attention on the issues in the film.

The introduction of conscription in 1967 was highly controversial. 20-year-old men were selected based on a ballot where birth dates were drawn from a barrel. Immediately some men refused the call-up. Over the next few years men such as teacher Bill White, journalist Simon Townsend and postman John Zarb provided high profile resistance to the National Service Act. These individuals and others helped to build more widespread anti-war activities such as demonstrations and production of anti-war leaflets. The impact on their private lives, however, was substantial.

In the period between the departure of the French and the arrival of the Americans North Vietnam under the very stable leadership of Ho Chi Minh, greatly expanded agricultural and industrial production. They were assisted by China and the Soviet Union. However, their increased economic strength was not without significant social trauma including persecution of "landowners", people seen as sympathetic to the French and to Vietnamese Catholics.

This source-based activity presents students with a range of primary and secondary sources related to the massacre at Babi Yar in September, 1941. Students examine this evidence to find out the facts relating to Nazi preparations for the massacre, events around the killings and reactions of various groups after the event. It is designed for students of the NSW K-10 History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Topic 6: The Holocaust

This newspaper front page proforma gives students the opportunity to research the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the reason why Australia was one of only 4 countries to vote against the Declaration. Students must write in a report text type to complete the newspaper front page and think critically of the motives of the Commonwealth Government. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This resource is a discovery activity where students must look for simple answers using either a search engine or library books. The Australia in the 1960s topics are: sport, politics, cinema and film, international affairs, fashion, television, economics, music, crime and punishment and war. I have used the resource at times when I think I have the Ipads booked but ... no, I need to use the library. It's also a great lead into a depth study on Living in Australia in the 1960s.

There is increasing evidence of life during the Urnfield Culture period (c.1300-750 BCE). People spoke Celtic languages, had distinctive burial and settlement practices that suggests tribal groupings and warfare. We have evidence of weaponry, housing, trade, agriculture and metallurgy. From its homeland in central Europe the cultural grouping expanded to the north and west. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus. Preliminary HSC course List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe A8. The Celts

Upon taking office in 1969 U.S. President Nixon announced the Vietnamisation Policy. U.S. forces were to be withdrawn from Vietnam and South Vietnamese troops were to assume greater responsibility. It was popular with the U.S. public but the U.S. government knew that the South Vietnamese were unlikely to succeed against the North. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

This is a worksheet to the SBS series First Australians Episode 6: A Fair Deal for a Dark Race. it covers the roles of William Cooper and Doug Nicholls in the Aborigines' Advancement League, the Day of Mourning, the Cummeragunja Walk Off, Aboriginal views of World War II, developments in the 1950s and 1960s, the Freedom Rides and the 1967 Plebiscite. There is an answer sheet.

This is a program to accompany a unit of work on the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms from the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This package includes: + Program for unit of work + Powerpoint - Charles Perkins and the Freedom Rides + Powerpoint - The Stolen Generation + Newspaper front page - National shame as UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples rejected by Australia! + Video worksheet - First Australians Episode 6: A Fair Deal for a Dark Race + Video worksheet - First Australians Episode 7: We Are no Longer Shadows + Video worksheet - UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples + Source Analysis - What was the impact of the 1965 Freedom Rides + Source Analysis - What did the 1967 Referendum Actually Achieve? + Source Analysis - What really happened at the Kinchela Boys Home? + Source Analysis - Why did Aboriginal people set up a Tent Embassy in 1972? + Source Analysis - What were the causes and effects of the 1938 Day of Mourning? + Source Analysis - Why did the Gurindji people walk off the Wave Hill Pastoral Station in 1966? + Worksheet - Historical Perspectives: The Stolen Generation + Mix and match activity - Key words and concepts + Word Search - Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms + Mind map: Rights of the Child + Literacy activity: Assimilation + Sequence the events + 3 Cloze activities + Walk in his/her shoes - empathetic task

By the mid-1960s U.S. soldiers serving in Vietnam and men enlisted into the army but yet to serve in Vietnam began to display opposition to the Vietnam War. They were followed by veterans. These men made opposition mainstream but suffered individually for their convictions. This source-based task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina