History / Year 7 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding

• TLF-IDM012509

This is a collection of digital resources including image galleries, short videos and computer-generated re-creations for year 7 history. It has been designed specifically for depth studies on Investigating the ancient past and The Mediterranean world (Rome), with an emphasis on investigating primary and secondary sources. ...

• TLF-IDM013834

This is a resource about threats from industry, including a proposed explosives plant, to the Aboriginal rock art of the Burrup Peninsula and 40 islands in the Dampier Archipelago in north-west Western Australia. The resource consists of an online article from ‘Australian Geographic’ by Victoria Laurie accompanied by an ...

• TLF-IDM018444

How did the people of ancient Egypt prepare the deceased for the afterlife? Archaeologists have excavated vast numbers of Egyptian mummies and many more remain to be discovered. Be amazed by the colourful paintings and inscriptions that adorn the coffins encasing the mummified bodies of ancient Egyptians.

• TLF-IDR12160

This is a fly-through animation of the temple complex on the island of Philae in Egypt as it would have appeared in Roman imperial times. Interspersed with footage of the reconstructed temple today, and accompanied by a detailed commentary, the animation shows the position of the island in the River Nile in Upper Egypt, ...

• TLF-IDM013320

This is a unit of work that focuses on the Ancient World topic in the year 7 History curriculum. It encourages students to examine the role of archaeologists and apply the skills of inquiry to their own research. Through a series of learning sequences, teachers provide students with the case study of Narrabeen Man, an early ...

• TLF-IDM013141

This is multilayered resource about the theories and evidence of how modern human beings reached Australia. It includes five sections: Origins of the first Australians; The Asian connection; Gateways into a new continent; The first Australians; and Important sites that hold archaeological evidence. The Related links section ...

• TLF-IDM011193

This is an interactive game about an archaeological dig or quest. The object is to find an ancient burial site and protect it from being destroyed by local quarry owners who want to extract chalk from the field. Students are given an amount of money and have to locate where the burial site is using a variety of research ...

• TLF-IDM013226

This is a unit of inquiry made up of 12 learning sequences for year 7 in the English for the Australian Curriculum resource. Each learning sequence contains a series of resources, suggested activities to carry out with students and a post-activity reflection. This unit of inquiry allows students to explore how life in ancient ...

• TLF-IDR11737

This is a student resource about archaeological and artistic sources used in investigating Australia’s ancient human past (approximately 60 000 BCE to c650 CE). The slideshow resource includes images of grinding and fishing tools, a shell midden, a rock engraving and a rock painting gallery. Text on screen explains the ...

• TLF-IDM013031

This is an article about the ancient overland trade routes of Aboriginal Australia. Written by Kudjala/Kalkadoon Elder from Queensland Letitia Murgha and intended mainly for teachers, it compares Aboriginal trading routes based on Dreaming pathways and songlines throughout Australia to the Silk Road and the spice trade ...