History k-10 Syllabus 2012

Making a Better World? – Movement of peoples (1750–1901)
Issues in everyday life for free settlers, slaves and convicts
Students:

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  recognise the differences in everyday life for free settlers, slaves and convicts
  
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  using a map, locate the movement of: the transatlantic slave trade; free settlers and convicts from Britain to Australia
  
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  identify what slaves were used for and where they came from
  
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  investigate the living, working and social conditions for slaves, using ICT and other sources as appropriate
  
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  identify the reasons convicts were transported to Australia
  
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  recognise some differences in everyday life for convicts, free settlers and soldiers in Australia
  
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  identify the living conditions in Australia for the first settlers
  
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  explore different perspectives of groups who settled in Australia, eg convicts, free settlers, soldiers
  
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  explore the issues and challenges related to early settlement of Australia, eg living conditions, communication, separation, environment, using ICT and other sources as appropriate
  

Australia and Asia – Making a nation
The colonisation and early settlement of Australia
Students:

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  explore the reasons convicts were transported to Australia
  
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  using a map, locate areas of first settlement in Australia
  
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  recognise significant people and/or events in the early settlement of Australia, eg Captain Arthur Phillip, the gold rush, expanding penal settlements
  
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  recognise important features of Aboriginal culture, eg roles and responsibilities, connection with the land, kinship, traditional stories, music/dance, communication
  
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  explore the response of Aboriginal peoples to colonisation, using sources, eg stories, interviews, films, multimedia
  
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  identify other groups of people who settled in Australia during this time, eg Japanese, Chinese, South Sea Islanders
  

Changes to living conditions in Australia
Students:

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  identify living conditions in Australia in the early part of the twentieth century, eg clothing, leisure, transport, food, education, recreation, technology
  
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  compare the lives of young Australians in the early part of the twentieth century with the lives of young people today
  

The contributions of significant Australians
Students:

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  explore the contribution of one or more significant Australians during this period, eg Sir Henry Parkes – Federation; Sir Edmund Barton – first Prime Minister of Australia; Sir Charles Kingsford Smith – aviation; Rose Scott – women's movement; John Flynn – Australian Inland Mission; Albert Namatjira – art; Edith Cowan – first female parliamentarian
  

Democracy and citizenship in Australia
Students:

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  recognise the essential features of a democracy
  
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  explore the key roles and responsibilities for citizens in a democracy
  
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  participate in democratic processes at school and/or in the community, eg elect a class or school captain, participate in a community group to clean up the environment
  
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  explore the reasons for Federation, eg currency, defence, transport, trade
  
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  identify people who had no voting rights in 1900, eg some Aboriginal peoples, some women
  
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  explore how the rights of women and Aboriginal people changed over time
  
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  explore what it means to be a citizen of Australia
  
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  investigate ways in which people participate as citizens in Australian society, eg respect for the law, contribution to electoral and democratic processes, behaving in ways which make society fairer or more equitable for all, appreciation of cultural diversity, respect for the rights of all people