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HASS F-6 / Year 4 / Knowledge and understanding / History
Curriculum content descriptions
the causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788 (AC9HS4K02)
Elaborations
- examining the journeys of one or more explorers who sailed parts of the route to Australia, such as Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan, using navigation maps to reconstruct their journeys, in order to investigate how exploration and knowledge of routes allowed for the later feasible settlement of Australia
- examining journeys of the Australian coastline of one or more explorers (for example, Dirk Hartog, Abel Tasman, James Cook, Comte de la Perouse, Willem Jansz) using navigation maps to reconstruct their journeys, in order to investigate the possibility of countries settling Australia to expand their empires
- describing the journeys of James Cook, and that of Joseph Banks, and their role in the establishment of a British colony in Australia, including reference to Cook’s “secret instructions”
- investigating the reasons for the colonisation of Australia, including Britain needing a penal colony, the impact of the American War of Independence, the creation of a base in the global south and resources
General capabilities
ScOT terms
First contact, Significant people, International trade, Exploration, Explorers