History week 6

Classroom Activity: Comparing the daily life of Europeans and Aboriginal people



Aboriginal life in the past. Watch and read from different sources to gain an insight into what life was like for Aboriginal people. Take notes on key information.

                        Aboriginal life http://www.aboriginalheritage.org/history/history/

                        Aboriginal history http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLL7M1CqfY

                       

European life in the past. Read from different sources to gain an insight into what life was like for convicts. Take notes on key information.   
     

           

 A day in the life of a convict http://www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/kids_fact_sheets/a_day_in_the_life_of_a_convict

Descriptions of convict life http://www.convictcreations.com/history/description.htm  

The history of Australia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australia_(1788%E2%80%931850)