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Year 5 History sample assessment - Investigating the colonial period in Australia: Shaping the Australian colonies

Image source: Gold minehead and seven miners, Gulgong (1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company) by State Library of New South Wales / CC BY 2.0

This sample assessment is based on previous versions of the Australian Curriculum.

Investigating the colonial period in Australia

Description

There were many significant events and developments that shaped the Australian colonies during the 1800s. In this assessment students choose one of the following key inquiry questions to research:

  • How did the gold rushes of the 1800s impact on and shape an Australian colony?
  • How did the Eureka Stockade (Rebellion) impact on and shape an Australian colony?

They use relevant sources to investigate and construct a multimodal presentation about the impact of one of these significant events on an Australian colony.

Students will:

  • develop focus questions to guide their research about events or developments that shaped Australian colonies
  • locate and use historical sources to answer their focus questions
  • develop and deliver a multimodal presentation of approximately 2_3 minutes to answer their key inquiry question.

Multimodal: Research

Contents:

  • Teacher guidelines (includes cover page)
  • Student booklet 
  • Task-specific standards: Continua
  • Task-specific standards: Matrix
  • Assessment resource: Historical inquiry process
  • Assessment resource: Question starter grid
  • Assessment resource: Questioning sources

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