A 60-minute lesson in which students learn about the working and living conditions of miners on the Australian goldfields.
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A Digger's Life – Exploration of Life on the Goldfields
60 mins
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Suitable for years:
5
Curriculum
ACHASSK109
The reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
ACHASSK108
The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony
ACHASSK107
The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
ACHASSK113
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them
ACHASSK112
The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places
AC9HS5K02
The impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment
AC9HS5K03
The role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development or events in an Australian colony
AC9HS5K04
The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
AC9HS5K05
The management of spaces in the Australian landscape, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences
Author
Teach Starter Publishing
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