Ezine article from Wide Angle entitled Red Lines and Deadlines. Politics and the Press in Iran under the Pahlavis. The article details censorship and government control of the Iranian press under the Pahlavi Shahs. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 6 Higher School Certificate course. Part 2 - National Studies. Option H: Iran 1945–1989. NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

30 statements about Australia 1914-1918. Are they true or false? Correct answers provided.

Worksheet to accompany the 1981 feature film, Gallipoli.

Article from the SBS Network World News site, Effects of WWI lingered long in Australia. Highly readable and detailed article on the political, economic and social impact of the war on Australia. Particularly interesting is the statement that Germany paid its last reparation payment to Australia as late as 1990! This resource is part of a unit of work on Australians in World War I, Depth Study 3: Australians at War. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Information report assessment task on the topic: Select a major battle on the Western Front. What was the impact of this battle for the countries who participated? The resource includes advice to students on the structure and language features of an information report and a marking guide (rubric). The task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War World War I

Article from the Independent newspaper and written by Michael Day entitled* Pompeii faces doom (again): Can a massive EU bail-out save the ancient city from neglect, rain and Mafia meddling?* The article examines the issue of why restoration and conservation work at Pompeii appears poor and delayed. This resource is part of a unit of work for the H.S.C. Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet for the 21-minute film, From Sheep to Chardonnay, from the 9 Network television series, Our Century. The film deals with life and changes in rural Australia 1900-1980. There is particular focus on mechanisation of transport and farm equipment, the effects of electrification, the idealisation of ‘The Bush’ vs the reality of life in rural areas. This resource is part of a unit of work, Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

This unit of work is written for Stage 6 students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course. Historical Periods - Option D - Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III. This bundle includes: Program: Persia – Cyrus II to the Death of Darius III Assessment task 3 Primary source analyses Crossword Word search Extended writing task: Explanation Revision task: Who am I? Timeline of key events in the Achaemenid Persian Empire Terms and concepts Magazine article: The Truth Behind the Tablets Source-based activity - Does Cyrus II deserve the epithet ‘The Great’? Source-based activity - How did Artaxerxes II maintain control of an empire in revolt? Source-based activity - How did Cambyses II defeat Egypt? Did he plan to stop there? Source-based activity - How did Darius I administer such a large empire? Source-based activity - How important was Zoroastrianism to Achaemenid Persians? Source-based activity - How were the Jewish people treated under the Persian Empire? Source-based activity - Persian military elite units. Immortals all? Source-based activity - Was taxation and tribute always paid in coinage? Source-based activity - What were Darius III’s achievements? Source-based activity - What did Darius’ Palace at Susa look like? Source-based activity - What do we know about Persian agriculture & land ownership? Source-based activity - What do we know of non-royal Persian women? Source-based activity - What do we know of the tall-hatted Scythians? Source-based activity - What does Persian coinage tell us about Achaemenid society? Source-based activity - What role did the Persian navy play in military conquest? Source-based activity - What significant events dominated the reign of Artaxerxes II? Source-based activity - What was the composition of the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was the nature and purpose of the building program at Pasargardae? Source-based activity - What was the purpose of Darius I’s Scythian Expedition? Source-based activity - What was the role of the cavalry in the Persian army? Source-based activity - What was Xerxes’ building program at Persepolis? Ezine article: Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes Ezine article: Cyrus Cylinder: How a Persian monarch inspired Jefferson Sequencing activity Video: The Lost Army of King Cambyses Worksheet for video: The Lost King Cambyses Video: At the Court of the King of Kings Worksheet for video: At the Court of the King of Kings Video: Secrets in the Dust Worksheet for video: Secrets in the Dust

This unit of work meets the requirements of: Stage 5 History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia 2a: Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914 This bundle includes: Program: Making a Nation. Australia 1900-1914 Mapping activity: The Australian colonies Sequencing and explanation Assessment task Terms and concepts Activity: City occupations 1900-1914 Video: Australia’s Federation (BTN) Worksheet for video: Australia’s Federation (BTN) Puzzles: Crossword and Word Search Cloze activity: Federation Activity: Characteristics of Australian Country Life 1900-1914 Puzzle: Crack the Code Deconstructing a visual image: Shearing the Rams Extended writing activity: Empathetic activity Video: Constructing Australia. Pipe Dreams Worksheet for video: Constructing Australia. Pipe Dreams Source-based activity: How innovative was the social legislation 1900-1914? Source-based activity: How popular was the Immigration Restriction Act? Source-based activity: How significant was the Harvester Judgment? Source-based activity: Were the South Sea Islander People slaves or guest workers? Source-based activity: What were the consequences of the Constitution Act for Aboriginal peoples? Source-based activity: Why did Australians fight in the Second Anglo-Boer War? Video: From sheep to chardonnay Worksheet for video: From sheep to chardonnay

Worksheet and video from Film Australia/Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Constructing Australia: Pipe Dreams. The video traces the economic development of the Colony of Western Australia/State of Western Australia by focusing on the largest piece of infrastructure work undertaken in the world in the period around 1900: the construction of the pipeline from Perth to the Goldfields. This resource is part of a unit of work, Making A Nation - Australia 1900-1914. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Unit of work, Australia in World War II. Stage 5 Core Study - Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II. NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Metalanguage mix and match Video: Kokoda Worksheet for video: Kokoda Video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia Worksheet for video: This Fabulous Century. Japanese attacks on Australia Video: Return to Sandakan Worksheet for video: Return to Sandakan Video: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs Worksheet: Gladiators of World War II - The Anzacs Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part One) Video: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Part Two) Worksheet: Greek Tragedy: The Australian Campaign in Greece & Crete 1941 (Parts 1&2) Video: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 1: A Short History Video: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture Worksheet: Australian POWs Part 2: Capture Video: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story Worksheet: Hellfire. A Soldier’s Story Source-based activity: Who sank the AHS Centaur in 1943 and why? Source-based activity: Did the Battle of the Coral Sea really save Australia from invasion? Source-based activity: What happened on the Sandakan Death Marches? Source-based activity: What is the truth about the Brisbane Line? Source-based activity: Why was conscription introduced in Australia in WWII? Source-based activity: What changes were made by the Australian Commonwealth Government in WWII? Magazine article: My debt to those glorious Rats Ezine article: Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine Ezine article: Darwin’s finger of shame points at military Ezine article: Why the World War II invasion of Rabaul has been left out of our national story Ezine article: Life and death on the Thai-Burma Railway Newspaper article - The Story of the Thai-Burma Railway Word search Sequence the events True or false Assessment: Information report Mapping activity - WWII in South-East Asia Visual literacy poster - Diagram 3 Primary source analyses Newspaper article - ‘Weary’ Dunlop

Word search for the unit of work, The Industrial Revolution, using key words and concepts for Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Metalanguage mix and match activity using key words and concepts from the topic The Industrial Revolution. This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 NSW *History K-10 Syllabus *for the Australian Curriculum.

Internet article, Australia and the Industrial Revolution - Impact of the first railways by Margaret Simpson for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The article examines the first railways constructed in the Australian colonies, their purpose and their impact on society and economy. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany the BBC video, Great Britons: Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was the engineer responsible for so many features we associate with Britain during the Industrial Revolution: railways, London’s underground, docks, massive ships, viaducts, tunnels, hospitals etc. This video is highly engaging for Year 9 students. The resource is part of a unit of work, The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany the 11-minute documentary produced by the Sovereign Hill Museums Association, The Industrial Revolution Comes to Australia. It specifically examines how the Industrial Revolution impacted the lives of men and women at the Sovereign Hill gold-mining community in the 1850s. But this is a great example of how and why the* Industrial Revolution* was late in reaching Australia, but when it did, the extent of its impact on all aspects of life. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet to accompany Crash Course World History: The Industrial Revolution. John Green examines why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the period 1750-1800 and why innovations then occurred so rapidly. He looks at why it was in Europe rather than China or India that industrialisation took hold. This is a good, basic overview of the social and economic forces behind the Industrial Revolution. This resource is part of a unit of work on the* Industrial Revolution*. Stage 5 History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Article by Robin McKie, James Watt and the sabbath stroll that created the industrial revolution, published in The Guardian. The brief, highly readable article provides an outline of who James Watt was and the importance of the condenser to mechanisation of industries. It also argues that the issue of greenhouse gas is partly the result of Watt’s invention. This resource is part of a unit of work, The Industrial Revolution. Stage 5 NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheet for the BBC video, Children of the Revolution. The Children who built Victorian Britain, presented by Jane Humphries. This is an outstanding and engaging documentary on child workers in Britain during the Industrial Revolution. It examines the extent of their employment, importance to the state and provides snapshots of the experiences of individual children. As Jane Humphries states, child workers were the true heroes of the Industrial Revolution. This resource is part of a unit of work on the* Industrial Revolution*, Stage 5 History, NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Analysis of ezine article, What we must learn from Holocaust survivors, before it’s too late from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation news site. The article is an interview with two Australian Holocaust survivors who discuss why they continue to tell their personal histories of their time during the Holocaust. The activities include a look at the issue of history and memory and why it is important to talk about our involvement in tragedies, personal and national. The activity is designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.