Sydney: a story of change
Topic: Community and remembrance
This is the student activity 1 of 1 of the Sydney: a story of change learning activity.
Task No. 1
Use photos to ask historical questions
'Sirius, Supply & Convoy : Needle Point ENE 3 miles. Hyaena in Companny. 13 May 1787'
[Benelong Point from Dawes Point], ca. 1804?
North view of Sidney, New South Wales
View from the window, 1842 / oil painting by Conrad Martens
Circular Quay, Sydney
Illuminated address presented to George Judah Cohen,Esq. on his departure from Sydney on a visit to Europe. Royal Exchange, Sydney, Feb. 19th 1903
Panoramas of Sydney
Aerial of Sydney Harbour Bridge and surrounds
Sydney Opera House, Botanical Gardens and city skyline
Look carefully at the images of Sydney.
Identify the main geographical and cultural features of the landscape in each image, (e.g. bush, houses, huts, wharves, trees, rocks, cove, buildings, bridge)
Use the activity sheet to write about what Sydney was like then, describing its main features.
What is different now? What is similar?
Task No. 2
How has Sydney changed since 1788?
Write sentences that describe the differences you identified in the sources.