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Video Explanation

Implementation

This WebQuest will be implemented every Thursday in the session before lunchtime during the weekly HASS lessons, taking about an hour for each session. This WebQuest will be completed in the first 4 weeks of the school term as an introductory sequence to the overall history unit for the year 4's. 

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Students will complete the WebQuest individually using an iPad or computer with headphones to allow students to self-direct their learning. The WebQuest is intended to be completely mostly online, however moderations can be made to complete some activities as class/group activities or on paper.  

Year 4 SCSA Curriculum Links, Skills & Concepts

Key Concept
HASS Skills

History

  • Significance 

  • Perspectives

  • Empathy

  • Sources

Questioning and Researching

  • Locate and collect information from a variety of sources (e.g. photographs, maps, books, interviews, internet) (WAHASS28)

  • Develop a range of focus questions to investigate (WAHASS27)

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Analysing

  • Interpret information and/or data collected (e.g. sequence events in chronological order, identify patterns and trends, make connections between old and new information) (WAHASS32)

  • Identify different points of view/perspectives in information and/or data (e.g. distinguish fact from opinion, explore different stories on the same topic) (WAHASS33)

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Reflecting and Communicating

  • Present findings and conclusions in a range of communication forms (e.g. written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic), appropriate to the audience and purpose, using relevant terms (WAHASS37)

History

  • Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (e.g. treatment of convicts, daily lives, social order) (ACHASSK085)

  • The nature of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others (e.g. the Macassans, Europeans) and the impact that these interactions and colonisation had on the environment and people's lives (e.g. dispossession, dislocation, the loss of lives through conflict, disease, loss of food sources and medicines) (ACHASSK086)

Evaluating

  • Draw conclusions and give explanations based on the information and/or data displayed in texts, tables, graphs and maps (e.g. show similarities and differences) (WAHASS35)

Knowledge and Understanding

History - Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (e.g. treatment of convicts, daily lives, social order) (ACHASSK085)

Elaborations:

  • investigating reasons for the First Fleet journey, including an examination of the wide range of crimes punishable by transportation, and looking at the groups who were transported

  • investigating attitudes to the poor, the treatment of prisoners at that time, and the social standing of those who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet, including families, children and convict guards

  • investigating daily life in the Botany Bay penal settlement and challenges experienced by the people there and how they were managed

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General Capabilities

The knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that will assist students to live and work successfully in the 21st century.

Pencil and notepad
Literacy

Interpret and use language confidently for learning and communicating and participating effectively in society. Students use literacy skills when conducting research and in lesson activities such as the 'thought bubbles' and the journal entry.

Illustrated Laptop
ICT

Use ICT effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas; solve problems; and work collaboratively when learning. Students are exposed to a variety of online tools such as Canva, Padlet, Genial.ly, google forms to enhance learning. Students gain skills for researching with relevant websites.

People
Intercultural Understanding

Understand how personal, group and national identities are shaped, and the variable and changing nature of culture. This unit of work goes in depth about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history in regards to the first flee and the nature of their relationship.

Cross-Curricular Priorities

The contemporary issues that students face in a globalised world.

Aboriginal Hunter
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

The knowledge and understanding gained through this priority will enhance the ability of young people to participate positively in the ongoing development of Australia. Student's learn in depth the history of the first fleet including the perspectives of the Aboriginal people and the nature of the relationship between them at first landing.

Assumed prior knowledge

Year 3 History

The historical origins and significance of the days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (e.g. Australia Day, ANZAC Day, National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems (ACHASSK064)

Required Skills

  • Appropriate and safe use of iPads and/or computers

  • Developed use of ICT tools (i.e. Padlet, Canva etc.)

  • Independently navigate and synthesise research

  • Ability to take control of their learning and ask for help if something does not work

Enabling

Extending

Throughout the WebQuest is recorded voice notes allowing students that are less capable of reading/written comprehension to understand and complete instructions/tasks. There is a wide range of resources available to allow accessibility to all the information. Picture prompts and clear instructions are given to ensure ease of navigating the WebQuest. Each activity has examples and templates provided. 

The range of resources provided allows extension for students who are capable to research more in-depth of the topic being discussed. Each activity can be highly modified to allow freedom of creativity and application of knowledge and skills. Should students finish all tasks in a lesson early, students can play the voyage game, which involves applying knowledge of the health of passengers, jobs aboard the ship, length of the journey, stops throughout the journey and supply stocks to complete the voyage and win the game (encompassing a range of knowledge explored in the lessons). Students doing this can discuss strategy among themselves for rationing and which convicts/crew/captain they choose and why. 

References

Behind the News. (2014, February 6). First fleet - Behind the news [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnUNEkMsjfY

 

Boardman, A., & Harvey, R. (2000) The first fleet (1st ed.). Scholastic

 

Britannica Kids. (n.d.). First fleet. Britannica Kids. https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/First-Fleet/631554

 

Doe, J. [John Doe]. (2021, March 15). Learning about the First Fleet [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btwbEyX4zl4

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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (n.d.). Indigenous and European contact in Australia. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Indigenous-and-European-Contact-in-Australia/631556

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First Fleet Fellowship. (n.d.). First fleet fellowship victoria inc. First Fleet Fellowship. https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/first-fleetfirst-fleet-convict-database/

 

HistoryPod. (2020, May 29). 13th May 1787: The First Fleet departs for Australia [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pw9cpdYTnw

 

Kiddle encyclopedia. (n.d.). First Fleet. Kiddle. https://kids.kiddle.co/First_Fleet

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Mentimeter. (n.d.). Mentimeter. https://www.mentimeter.com

 

Museum of History NSW. (2019, June 5). Child convicts of Australia - Chapter 2 - A day in the life [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWGbZJCn1k

 

Museum of History NSW. (2019, June 5). Child convicts of Australia - Chapter 1 transportation and the first fleet [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7O-6PDQp0A

 

Museum of History NSW. (2017, July 26). Draft voyage of the first fleet [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc1hMJ93QBE

 

Museum of History NSW. (2022). Voyage. Museum of History NSW [MHNSW]. https://mhnsw.au/stories/first-fleet-ships/voyage/

 

National Geographic. (2023). May 13, 1787 CE: 'First Fleet' sets sail for Australia. National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/first-fleet-sets-sail-australia/

People Australia. (n.d.). Ann Mather. People Australia. https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mather-ann-31054#:~:text=Ann%20Mather%20(c.&text=1773%2D%20)%20was%20found%20guilty%20on,lodging%20house%20as%20her%20mother.

 

People Australia. (n.d.). Elizabeth Lowe. People Australia. https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lowe-elizabeth-30941

 

People Australia. (n.d.). John Hudson. People Australia. https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hudson-john-30815

 

Schooling Online Kids. (2022, November 22). Australian convict history - Letters from a convict - Schooling online kids [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btwbEyX4zl4

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Skwirk Online Education. (2013, January 21). Australia day animations - The first colony [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2xFJ4QkJMs

 

School Online Kids. (2023, April 12). The impacts of colonisation - Aboriginal perspectives [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCwsiuKMzA

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State Library New South Whales. (n.d.). The convict experience. State Library New South Whales. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/convict-experience

 

Timbury, C. (2016). Ann Mather. First Fleet Fellowship Victoria INC. https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/convicts/ann-mather/

 

Timbury, C. (2012). Elizabeth Hayward. First Fleet Fellowship Victoria INC. https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/convicts/elizabeth-haywood/

 

Timbury, C. (2015). John Hudson. First Fleet Fellowship Victoria INC. https://firstfleetfellowship.org.au/convicts/john-hudson/

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