Year 5

Term 3 - Research Task

Venice

Use the keyword VENICE.

Start with Primary and if you need more information visit Secondary.

Use the 'Table of Contents' or CTRL + f and various keywords to find relevant information.

e.g. climate, weather, summer, winter, landscape, geography etc.

Use the keyword VENICE.

Visit Student, unless your teacher tells you otherwise.

Use the headings on the left and CTRL + f and various keywords to find relevant information.

e.g. economy, industry, economic, trade etc.

Click on the graph to learn more about the climate of Venice.

Venice.pdf

Click on the arrow in the corner of the image to read more about Venice.

Gold Coast

Use the keyword GOLD COAST.

Visit Kids.

Use the headings on the left and CTRL + f and various keywords to find relevant information.

e.g. economy, industry, economic, trade etc.

Click on the image to learn more about the climate of the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast.pdf

Click on the arrow in the corner of the image to read more about the Gold Coast.

Term 2 - Authenticating Historical Fiction

Secondary Sources

Databases

Information on:

Peter Lalor
Ballarat
Eureka Stockade
Gold Rush

Information on:

Peter Lalor
Ballarat
Eureka Stockade
Gold Rush

Videos

Click the image to watch a ClickView video on the gold rush.

What caused the Eureka uprising? How does this compare to the book?

Click the image to watch a ClickView video on the Eureka Stockade.

Compare the video to the book. Are the events the same?

Websites

Information on Catherine Martin/Catherine Ah Shin (Molly).

Information on Pan Ah Shin (Chen).

Information on the Eureka Stockade

Videos

Mark Wilson talking about his book and some of the things he changed.

Mark Wilson talking about his book and the process of creating fiction from history.

Books

Life on the Goldfieds.pdf

Gold in Australia.pdf

Life on the Goldfields by Melanie Guile

Gold in Australia by Bruce McClish

The chapters listed below will be helpful:

Back Breaking Work
People on the Diggings
Law & Order

The chapters listed below will be helpful:

The Chinese
Mining Methods
Law on the Goldfields
Eureka Uprising

Primary Sources

Photos, Sketches and Artefacts

Sketches

Artefacts

Term 1 - Authenticating Historical Fiction

Primary Sources

PRIMARY SOURCES are created at the time of the event. For example a newspaper. It may be from people who have witnessed the events that are being described.

NEWSPAPERS FROM THE TIME

What happened to Ned Kelly after his capture?

What happened at Glenrowan?

Did the teacher really stop the train?

What happened at Stingybark Creek?

POSTERS FROM THE TIME

Click to Listen to the Text

£ 8000 Reward

Robbery and Murder

Wheras Edward Kelly, Daniel Kelly, Stephen Hart and Joseph Byrne have been declared outlaws in the Colony of Victoria and whereas have been issued charging them with the wilful murder of Michael Scanlon, Police Constable of the Colony of Victoria and whereas the above named offenders are still at large and have recently committed diverse felonies in the Colony of New South Wales: Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor do, by this my proclamation issued with the advice of the Executive Council hereby notify that the reward of £4000 will be paid, three-fourths by the Government of New South Wales and one fourth by certain banks trading in the Colony, for the apprehension of the above named four offenders and a reward of £1000 for the apprehnesion of any one of them and that is additional to the above reward, a similar reward of £4000 has been offered by the Government of Victoria and I further notify that the said reward will be equitably apportioned between any person giving information which shall lead to the apprehension of the offender sand any member of the police force or other parties who may actually effect such apprehension or assist therewith.

PHOTOS, SKETCHES, MAPS or PAINTINGS FROM THE TIME

How do the images compare to the book?

Kelly Images

What place names can you find on the map?

Secondary Sources

SECONDARY SOURCES are written after the event or the time that is being written about. They often use PRIMARY SOURCES to support what is being said.

BOOKS WRITTEN AFTER THE TIME OF THE TIME

Significant People.pdf

Notorious Bushrangers.pdf

The Story of Australia-combined.pdf

WEBSITES AND DATABASES WRITTEN AFTER THE TIME

Search for some of the other names mentioned in the book.

Dan Kelly
Steve Hart
Joe Bryne
Joseph Power

Are they real people?

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE or PHOTO FROM AFTER THE TIME

Click here to listen to the article

Ned Kelly saved our drowning dad ... the softer side of old bucket head.pdf

Recent Photos of the Royal Mail Hotel

What was school like when Ned Kelly was young?

School Days exhibition traces history of education in Victoria from 1800s to today - ABC News.pdf

SovHill-School-life-notes-ps1.pdf

Secondary Sources

Entertainment on the Goldfields by Kimberley Webber

Daily Life on the Goldfields by Kimberley Webber

Entertainment on the Goldfields.pdf

Daily Life on the Goldfields.pdf

Growing Up on the Goldfields by Kimberley Webber

Growing up on the Goldfields.pdf

Term 4 - Science

Lisa Harvey-Smith

Lisa Harvey-Smith's Website.

A short interview with Lisa Harvey-Smith.

Brian P. Schmidt

Visit Britannica Middle and search for Brian P. Schmidt.

An interview with Brian P. Schmidt.

His Nobel Prize biography.

Professor Brian Cox

Brian Cox, on famous scientist.

Brian Cox profile on APS Physics.

A biography of Brain Cox.

Nate Byrne

An Australian National University article on Nate's life.

An interview with Nate Byrne where he discusses why he wanted to be a scientist.

Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson

Visit Britannica Middle and search for Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the famous scientist.

Watch the read aloud of Neil's life Look up with Me.

Term 3 - RUM REBELLION

Britannica

Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Bligh

Bligh and the Rum Rebellion

The 1808 Rum Rebellion

A short video summarising the Rebellion

Encyclopedia Britannica

Rum Rebellion.pdf

Term 3 - SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

Mary Reibey

mary-reibey.pdf

Mary Reibey

The Archives and Records Authority of NSW has created an article on Mary Reibey which includes access to a number of primary sources.

Mary Reibey

Caroline Chisholm

An ABC article on five significant Australians we should not forget, including Caroline Chisholm.

The Caroline Chisholm Society

A society set up in the memory of Caroline Chisholm, this resource features a biography of Caroline and her significant achievements.

Lachlan Macquarie

Lachlan Macquarie became Governor of New South Wales on 1st January 1810. This gallery by the Archive and Records Authority of NSW celebrates Macquarie by featuring iconic documents from the wealth of Macquarie related material.