Straight from the source

Excursion Summary

Duration:

1.5 hours

on demand

Discover the amazing stories behind some of Australia’s most iconic and quirky collection items and gain another view of the country’s rich history and culture. Sharpen your students' source analysis skills with a close-up look at some iconic and quirky collection items from Australia's oldest library. You will record your answers on a cardboard brick, which you can then use to reconstruct the Mitchell building. Source analysis has never been so much fun.

In this 1 hour program students will:

view primary sources from the State Library collection
develop their source analysis skills
record their responses in a unique format

Stage 2

History:

HT2-3 describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
HT2-4 describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication

English:

EN2-4A uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies
EN2-2A plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language

Stage 3

History:

HT3-1 describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia
HT3-2 describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia
HT3-3 identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society
HT3-5 applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication

English:

EN3-1A communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features
EN3-3A uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies