1. Title: History of Australia
Warm-Up Champs
Conversation-Level 1
Help – Helping each other is encouraged
Activity – Introduction into the lesson
Movement – Need to be in desk unless getting folder or sharpening pencil
Participation – Everyone participates
List at least one thing that you know about the history of Australia. 1
Let’s Dance!!

2. Listen and participate or I will MOOOOOOve you!
Direct Teach
Listen and participate or I will MOOOOOOve you!
Direct Teach Champs
Conversation-Level 2. 1 at a time (Raise hand quietly and wait for turn)
Help – Ask questions by
raising your hand quietly
Activity – Learn from each other
Movement – None – Ask before leaving desk
Participation – Everyone participates by completing their own work and taking part in classroom activities
Lesson Goals
Power Point Presentation (teacher led) on aspects of Australia’s history

3. Anything look familiar?
Wonder who colonized Australia?
Australia
Anything look familiar?

4. ABORIGINES

5. Coming to Australia!! Aborigine Origin Who were they?
Not just one group
Where did they come from?
South East Asia
How did they get
there?
Island Hopping
Hunter Gatherer
Society

6. Partner Work
Partner Champs
Conversation- Level 1 – 1.5 (Low Voice only with partner) stay on topic and use only positive words
Help – Ask questions (partner/teacher)
Activity – Share workload (divide and conquer)
Movement – None – Ask before leaving desk
Participation – Everyone participates by completing their work and sharing with partner.
Discuss how long you think it took the Aborigines to Island Hop to Australia.

7. Aborigines – The 1st Inhabitants (Natives) of Australia
How long did you say?
Aborigines – The 1st Inhabitants (Natives) of Australia
While Scientists are still debating specifics it is estimated that it took the Aboriginal people between 10,000-30,000 years to migrate to Australia from Southeast Asia
Video Link

8. The British are coming The British are coming!!!!
Australia claimed for Great Britain
First used as place to send prisoners!!
First official colony founded
Gold discovered and more colonies formed
Independent from Britain

9. Colonizing the World!!

10. Independent Work Champs
Conversation-Level .5 (lose privilege if you don’t control it)
Help – Ask questions by raising
hand quietly
Activity – Ponder and write
Movement – None – Ask before leaving desk
Participation – Everyone participates by completing the assignment independently.
Lesson Goals
Write how you think colonization affected the Native People (Aborigines) of Australia.

11. Does this remind you of any group in South America..Africa…?
Can’t We All Get Along?
Interactions with British and Aborigines
Estimated about 250 different groups of Aborigines when British arrived
Now only make up 2.5% of the population
First interaction was Disease
Moved off land for ranches
Stolen Generation s
Not recognized as citizens until 1967
Does this remind you of any group in South America..Africa…?
Video Link

12. Australia’s History to Today
Australia Today
Government
Parliamentary Democracy
Federal System
Aborigines Culture Lives On
Boomerangs are an Icon
Olympic Torch carriers! 2000 Olympics in Australia
Economy is More Advanced
Minerals
Agriculture
Tourism

13. FISHING – COMMERCIAL AND TOUR GUIDE

14. CATTLE STATIONS & RANCHES

15. SHEEP RANCHING

17. TOURISM

18. SURFING AT YOUR OWN RISK!

19. BIG BUSINESS

20. ORCHARDS

21. DIVING THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

22. PASTIMES

23. RUGBY

24. SURFING & VOLLEY BALL

25. CAMPING & HIKING

26. RODEO

27. GREAT SWIMMERS

29. EATING A BLOOMIN’ ONION AT THE OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

32. No worries, I’m ok, walk away…