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• VCHHK092

  The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping and changing a colony

  Elaborations

  • describing the role of explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • investigating the contribution or significance of an individual or group to the shaping of a colony in the 1800s, for example, groups such as explorers or pastoralists; or individuals such as Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth, J.G. Macdonald, Elizabeth and John Macarthur, Caroline Chisholm, Saint Mary Mackillop, Peter Lalor, James Unaipon
  • exploring the motivations and actions of an individual or group that shaped a colony

  VCHHK092 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Knowledge | The Australian colonies

• VCHHK089

  The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced changing patterns of development, how the environment changed, and aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  Elaborations

  • investigating colonial life to discover what life was like at that time for different inhabitants, for example, a European family and an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Language group, a convict and a free settler, a sugar cane farmer and an indentured labourer, in terms of clothing, diet, leisure, paid and unpaid work, language, housing and children’s lives
  • mapping local, regional and state/territory rural and urban settlement patterns in the 1800s, and noting factors such as geographical features, climate, water resources, the discovery of gold, transport and access to port facilities that shaped these patterns
  • investigating the impact of settlement on the environment, for example, comparing the present and past landscape and the flora and fauna of the local community

  VCHHK089 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Knowledge | The Australian colonies

• VCHHC087

  Explain the significance of an event and an individual or group that influenced change in the Australian colonies and in Australian society since Federation

  Elaborations

  • investigating an event and explain its impact on Australian life, for example, Australian soldiers land at ANZAC Cove
  • creating ‘what if’ scenarios by constructing different outcomes for a key events

  VCHHC087 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance

• VCHHK096

  Significant contributions of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and migrants, to changing Australian society

  Elaborations

  • examining population data that show the places of birth of Australia’s people at one or more points of time in the past and today
  • investigating the role of specific cultural groups in Australia’s economic and social development, for example, the cattle industry, the Snowy Mountains Scheme, the pearling industry
  • considering notable individuals in Australian public life across a range of fields, for example, the arts, science, sport, education, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, a range of cultural and social groups

  VCHHK096 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Knowledge | Australia as a nation

• VCHHC085

  Identify and describe patterns of continuity and change in daily life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, ‘native born’ and migrants in the Australian colonies

  Elaborations

  • visiting a local cemetery and surveying the graves to find clues about the patterns of settlement, ages and causes of death in the local area
  • creating visual, oral or written journals reflecting the daily life experiences of different inhabitants of a convict or colonial settlement

  VCHHC085 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Continuity and change

• History: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students identify and describe change and continuity and explain the causes and effects of change on society. They compare the different experiences and perspectives of people in the past. They explain the significance of an individual and group.

  Students sequence events...

  Level description | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6

• VCHHK094

  The different experiences and perspectives of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, migrants, women, and children

  Elaborations

  • the lack of citizenship rights for Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia, illustrated by controls on movement and residence, the forcible removal of children from their families leading to the Stolen Generations, and poor pay and working conditions
  • describing the significance of the 1962 right to vote federally and the 1967 referendum
  • investigating the stories of individuals or groups who advocated or fought for rights in twentieth-century Australia, for example, Jack Patten or the Aborigines Progressive Association
  • investigating the experiences of democracy and citizenship of women, for example, the suffragette movement, the bar on married women working, equal pay, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
  • investigating the experiences of democracy and citizenship of migrant groups, for example, internment camps during World War II, assimilation policies, anti-discrimination legislation, mandatory detention, pay and working conditions
  • investigating the experiences of democracy and citizenship of children who were placed in orphanages, homes and other institutions, for example the nature of their food and shelter, education and contacts with family

  VCHHK094 | The Humanities | History | Levels 5 and 6 | Historical Knowledge | Australia as a nation

• History: Levels 5 and 6 description

  From Colony to Nation

  In Levels 5 and 6, students study colonial Australia in the 1800s and the development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1900. Students look at the founding of British colonies and the development of a colony. They learn about what life was like for different groups...

  Level description | The Humanities | History