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Curriculum content descriptions

Changes in the way of life of a group(s) of people who moved to Australia in this period, such as free settlers on the frontier in Australia (ACDSEH084)

Elaborations
  • investigating the experiences of a specific group of arrivals to Australia (for example, convicts in Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane; or free settlers in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth or Darwin)
  • describing the impact of this group on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of the region
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Australian history,  Social history,  Migration,  Convicts,  Penal transportation,  Colonies

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