In this game, you can explore the many achievements and actions undertaken by Cook and his crews across three incredible voyages in the Pacific. You will also discover a perspective “from the shore” through Larila, a proud pakana woman from Tasmania's north-east.
Students investigate and retell the stories of the convicts on the First Fleet to gain an understanding of the first European settlement of Australia. They present their stories in a print or digital journal as well as a living history tableau.
This excerpt from an eBook provides lots of information on the First Australians - their connections with land, traditional lifestyles, and first contact with settlers.
This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 4 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills as historians. The resource engages students with a rich selection of historical sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about the European settlement of Australia.
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