Inquiry

How has the face of Australia changed?

This inquiry unit has a history focus. Our students will examine Australia's migration history and they will continue to develop their understanding of citizenship from Term 1. 

We want our students to -

• Be curious about how Australia has changed, and about the experiences of different migrants coming to Australia.  
• Make connections to their own lives and family histories, and to the locations that we visit on camp.  
• Communicate the reasons why people migrate, both historically and in modern times, and what the migration experience was like for different historical figures, as well as the relative scale of Australia’s migration timeline.  
• Communicate the reasons for the establishment of a British colony in Australia after 1800.  
• Create a sequenced timeline of waves of migration into Australia, and an information report on an immigrant who has had an impact on Australia. 
• Consider what might cause migration in the future.