Investigating Pioneers Who Made Australia is a series of evidence-based exploration and investigation of some significant Australians from the past, whose often-herculean efforts shaped the Australian identity, and helped make the nation what it is today.
These units allow students to consider what makes a pioneer, and to explore each candidate’s character and contributions to our foundations and then to ultimately decide whether the nominee qualifies for a place in the ‘hall of fame’.
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| Year level: | Year 5/Upper primary |
| Learning Outcomes: | English and HASS |
| Contents: | Approximately 4 x 50 minute sessions |
| Curriculum markers: | 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 AC9HS4S01 Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues AC9HS4S02 Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps AC9HS4S03 interpret information and data displayed in different formats AC9HS4S04 Analyse information and data, and identify perspectives AC9HS4S05 Draw conclusions based on analysis of information AC9HS4S06 Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions AC9HS4S07 Present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas from sources and using relevant subject-specific terms |
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