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Tour of NSW Government House

Video Tour of NSW Government House

TLF ID M021245

This resource is a YouTube playlist containing a series of videos taken as a group of senior high school students are given a guided tour of NSW Government House in 2010. The tour covers primary sources such as architecture, furniture and images significant to the history of Australia and NSW.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This series of videos is valuable for teaching civics and citizenship to students in primary and high school. NSW Government House is a living piece of history, full of primary sources of information about the development and changes that have taken place in NSW and Australia since colonisation. This tour allows students from all over the state and Australia to experience the building and its heritage.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Communities Aboriginal history Direct action Citizenship Civic responsibility Politics Active citizenship Parliamentary procedures Legislation Political systems Conflict resolution Asia Migration Minority groups Parliamentarians Attitudes Australian history Religious faiths Values (Psychology) Constitutions Economy Political parties Human settlements Civil rights Global citizenship Reasoning Imperialism Colonies Social history International trade Political corruption Political independence Organised crime Impartiality Democracy Social equality Elections English history Fair play Federation Government policy State government Political leaders Modern history Role of the press Torres Strait Islander history Rail transport Primary sources Frontier conflict Significant people
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Civics and citizenship
  • Geography
  • History

Other details

Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: State of NSW\, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW\, Department of Education
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Video
Rights
  • © State of New South Wales, Department of Education.