For Teachers
These education activities are designed to assist students to expand their research, interpretation and critical questioning skills when using primary source material. Activities also aim to build students’ confidence in articulating and trusting their own values and tastes.
Education activities are targeted to meet the Curriculum Profiles for Australian Schools.
Activities can be adapted to the required learning level.
Lower primary
KLA – English Level 3 - David Griffin’s The Happiness Box
English Level 3 - Harold Lasseter’s diary
KLA – Visual Art Level 3 - James Barker Emery’s Sketches of Australian Fishes
Upper primary
KLA – Mathematics Level 4 - Don Bradman
KLA – Mathematics Level 4 - “Our Bit” in the Great War
KLA – Technology Level 4 - Arnold Colom’s Zee-atlas
KLA – Mathematics Level 4 - The Holden car
KLA – Science Level 4 - William Bligh’s notebook
KLA – SOSE Level 4 - Bungaree and Flinders
Lower secondary
KLA - English Level 5 - Michael Leunig’s Street Football
KLA – Health and Physical Education Level 5 - Shane Gould’s diary
KLA – SOSE Level 5 - Governor Arthur’s proclamation
KLA - SOSE Level 5 - Qantas logbook
KLA SOSE – Level 5 - W.A. Crowder’s diary: the Overland Telegraph Line
KLA – Technology Level 5 - The Hills Hoist
KLA – English Level 5 - Raymond Stewart, POW
KLA – SOSE Level 5 - Photographs of the bombing of Darwin
KLA – SOSE Level 5 - Establishing the seat of Federal Government
KLA - SOSE Level 5 - Convict uniform
KLA – SOSE Level 5 - James Cook’s Endeavour journal
Upper secondary
KLA - English Level 7 - Ern Malley: telegram
KLA – Media Level 7 - W.G. Alma, magician
KLA – Visual Art, Media, Level 6 - Richard Daintree’s Queensland Album
KLA — English Level 7 - List of Darwin Evacuees
KLA – Arts Level 6 - Ned Kelly
KLA – Arts Level 6 - ‘Waltzing Matilda’
