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This sample assessment is based on previous versions of the Australian Curriculum.
Investigating the ancient past
Description
Using the context of a historical investigation, or mystery in the ancient past, will help students to develop and test their understanding about the role of evidence in determining the past.
This assessment provides an opportunity for students to consider various aspects of evidence, including:
- the method by which it is found
- the different forms it can take
- the type of information it can provide
- how it can be useful to historians.
Students will:
- identify a history mystery from the ancient past
- develop questions to guide your research into the history mystery
- identify historical sources and analyse evidence to investigate the history mystery
- develop and deliver a multimodal presentation to propose a solution to the mystery based on evidence (300_400 words or 3_4 mins).
Spoken/signed: Multimodal
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (includes cover page)
- Student booklet
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Assessment resource: Inquiry process
- Assessment resource: Investigating a history mystery
- Assessment resource: Excerpt of a sample response for section 4: Analysing and using sources
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