Description
Available for Digital Download
Formatted for Windows or Mac
School Price
$40 with an unlimited site licence
(An unlimited site licence allows installation on a server network and/or any number of computers within the school, including personal computers of enrolled students, and allows students to retain, and/or burn to disk, a working copy of their project for their personal record.)
Discovery – History Project is centred on a fifteen minute audio-visual narrative that combines drawings, narration, music and sound effects to give a broad overview of the history of the discovery of the Australian continent, from the arrival of the ancient Aboriginal People, to the visits of the early Dutch navigators and the discovery of the eastern coast of Australia by Lieutenant James Cook.
Discovery – History Project is designed to fully meet the requirements of the F-10 National History Curriculum for Australian schools at Year 4 and Year 5.
The program develops students’ historical knowledge, understanding and skills in response to the key inquiry questions of the F-10 National History Curriculum for Year 4 – First Contacts…
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Why did the great journeys of exploration occur?
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What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples before the arrival of the Europeans?
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Why did the Europeans settle in Australia?
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What was the nature and consequence of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and early traders, explorers and settlers?
