Stage 1 history
Location
Kamay Botany Bay EEC
Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell
Outcomes
HT1-2 identifies and describes significant people, events, places and sites in the local community over time
HT1-3 describes the effects of changing technology on people's lives over time
HT1-4 demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication
Key Inquiry Questions:
- What aspects of the past can you see today?
- What do they tell us?
- What remains of the past are important to the local community? Why?
- How have changes in technology shaped our daily life?
Students will:
- explore historic life in the heritage listed National Park
- explore aspects of the past and consider how people lived at different time periods – Aboriginal living, First contact, Alpha Farm and present day
- consider the traditional Aboriginal use of these areas
- dress up in period clothing from 1850s to 1900s
- examine objects and evidence of Aboriginal use of the land in the past, the arrival of Captain Cook and the use of the land for farming, including the Alpha Farm house
Learning across the curriculum content:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
- Sustainability
- Literacy
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