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WS01 - Establishment of a new colony

Humanities and Social Sciences, HASS F–6, Year 5

By the end of Year 5, students explain the causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800. They explain the roles of significant individuals or groups in the development of an Australian colony and the impact of those developments. They explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces. Students explain the key values and features of Australia’s democracy and how people achieve civic goals. They explain the nature of resources, and how they meet needs and wants.  

 

Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin and perspectives. Students evaluate information and data to identify and describe patterns or trends. They suggest conclusions based on evidence. Students consider criteria in proposing actions or responses. Students select ideas and findings from sources and use relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.

Knowledge and understanding | History

AC9HS5K01

the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800

Knowledge and understanding | History

AC9HS5K02

the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment

Knowledge and understanding | History

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

Knowledge and understanding | Economics and Business

AC9HS5K08

types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants

Skills | Questioning and researching

AC9HS5S02

locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats

Skills | Concluding and decision-making

AC9HS5S05

develop evidence-based conclusions

Skills | Communicating

AC9HS5S07

present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions

Annotations

 

1. Labels a historical map to show the location of the river in relation to civic institutions such as the barracks and hospital. 

2. Connects significant events to the establishment of an Australian colony on the Torrens River. 

 

3. Recognises the Country of the Kaurna people and the Kaurna name for it. 

 

4. Gives reasons for the Governor of South Australia’s choices in the location and planning of the settlement.    

 

5. Selects and sequences key events in chronological order.

6. Identifies important events, such as the arrival of German immigrants and the opening of the railway lines, which expanded economic activity and connected the colony to other colonies. 

 

 

7. Identifies the role of the Governor in the development of the colony and the impact of key initiatives. 

 

8. Uses information from the historical map and diary entries to reach a conclusion about what was different about the establishment of the colony of South Australia. 

 

9. Comments on the decision to allocate resources to develop civic institutions (police force, jail, hospital and housing). 

 

10. Uses information from diary entries and letter to present a perspective on the society in which they were created. 

11. Uses relevant terms such as law, colony and elections to persuade.

 

12. Identifies the role of groups in an important event, such as voting in an election. 

 

13. Selects ideas to support the purpose of the poster.  

 

14. Uses relevant terms such as British subjects, register to vote and elections to present ideas.