History
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A is for Archaeologist!
Archaeologists study objects as sources of evidence. But first they have to dig them up!
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The Way We Were: Communication Past and Present
From oral storytelling to letters, newspapers and radio, a visit to Susannah Place museum will explore different methods of communication from the past and present
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Unearthed: Digging Up the Past
Do you want to take your Stage 4 students to the site of a significant archaeological dig? Engage them in the process of excavation? And get them thinking about the value of archaeology?
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Beautiful waterways...and stinky sewers!
Learn about the Murrumbidgee’s ancient Aboriginal creation story, investigate the Tank Stream under the city of Sydney and travel out to the Museum of the Riverina to hear about caring for waterways
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‘Marking Time’ Together- Make your own Time Capsule!
Taking photos, writing letters, losing objects: just like the sources we study from the past, we all ‘Mark Time’ every day! But how do these become important sources for studying the past?
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Understanding the Art of Place
Discover how we can understand and connect to place through art, and consider how a place can mean different things to different people
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Terra nullius, Perspectives, Reconciliation
What was terra nullius? How can you examine Australian history from Aboriginal perspectives? How does understanding past decisions, help Reconciliation?
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Digging up the past
Use this animal skeleton, found at the site of First Government House, to develop students’ archaeological investigation skills and knowledge of animal biology
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Toys in the past
Let your Stage 1 students explore this 3D mystery object to find out more about games played by children and adults in the past