Acrostic poem and Mix and match activity for the topic The Mongol Expansion. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding contacts The Mongol Expansion

Acrostic poem and mix and match activity for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding contacts Spanish Conquest of the Americas

This activity requires students to find quotes from captions relating to Mrs Taji Satrapi. They then examine selected frames to give details of her personality, family role and impact on Marjane.

Lee is the outsider, migrant parents, musical, educated and thoughtful. Yet he finds a place in the resistance to the invading army who have taken the people of Wirrawee hostage. This resource provides quotes about his looks and personality and asks students to assess his background to determine his effectiveness as a teenage guerrilla fighter.

Word Search for the topic Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1492-1572 CE. Designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 6c: Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1492-1572 CE

The back story of Bertram Christie is woven into the main story and gradually uncovered by the teenagers. They change their opinion of the man from being a murderer to being a war hero who acted in compassion. This back story challenges the protagonists (and the reader) to question the values and understandings of the world before the war. It suggests that maybe killing in war is not the same as killing during times of peace. This resource provides some of the quotes concerning the Hermit and focus questions .

Worksheet and answers for the video Australia: the Story of Us. Part 4 - New Nation at War.

The 3 primary sources analysed in this set of activities are: 1. The Argus newspaper reports on Australians reaction to Britain declaring war on Germany (1914) 2. Keith Murdoch writes to P.M. Fisher about the Dardanelles debacle (1915) 3. E. J. Dempsey writes an anti-conscription poem - first conscription plebiscite (1916)

This assessment task on The Holocaust meets the requirements of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum and BOSTES requirements. It includes links to syllabus outcomes, marking guide and scaffolding for responses. A special thank-you to the HSIE Faculty staff of Gunnedah High School for the concept and marking guide. The task is designed to accompany the unit of work for Year 10 on the Holocaust.

Developing better literacy skills assists History students to read, write and view creatively and critically. This activity provides students with the opportunity to use selective elements of grammar (capital letters, full stops and commas) in a history context. Student worksheet and correct answers are provided. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth study 4: Rights and Freedoms

Live too far from the Dordogne to organise a class visit to the Lascaux Cave? Fret no more. Let Lonely World Travel take you on a tour through the Palaeolithic Lascaux Cave complex. This Powerpoint presentation is a great way to introduce students to prehistoric Europe and the problems and issues of conservation and the impact of tourism.

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

This is a mix and match activity using terms and concepts in the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus 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 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 activity is a pre-reading activity on analysis of book covers. The analysis focuses on colour, people, content and critical response. The skills being taught are elements of visual literacy including deconstruction of visual images to draw conclusions in support of the text.

This activity is a pre-reading activity on analysis of book covers. The analysis focuses on colour, people, content and critical response. The skills being taught are elements of visual literacy including deconstruction of visual images to draw conclusions in support of the text.

Poster giving students main components of the Work Health and Safety Act, 2011 (Commonwealth of Australia) as it relates to the retail industry.

Information report assessment task on the topic, Australia in World War II: Select one of the following: civilians in Australia, POWs on the Thai-Burma Railway, the Rats of Tobruk, servicemen in the Kokoda Trail Campaign. Who were these people? What were their experiences during the war? What parts of the Anzac Legend did they portray? The task includes guidance on how to write an information report, structure and language features of an information report and rubric/marking guide. There is no word length on this task. This will need to be adapted to the ability of your individual cohort/class.

Scaffolded analysis of 3 primary documentary sources: Prime Minister Robert Menzies broadcasts to Australia that it is at war with Germany Minister for Defence, Geoffrey Street announces the formation of the Second AIF Stan Arneil, POW on the Thai-Burma Railway writes diary entries, 1943 Designed for Stage 5 students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.