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    THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES

    DIE MAN S LA MO ND RET NOR ON BAY FOL KI SYD NEY SLAND COV E VA N

    TERM 1 - 2013

    5/6H Assignment for History unit of study on The Australian Colonies


    THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
    1. A LETTER FROM THE COLONY

    Using your background knowledge and historical sources, write a letter from the colony back home to England to a family member. Describe the conditions, daily life, the appearance, interactions with natives, food and water supplies, local animals and plants etc. It can be from the perspective of a convict or free settler.
    2. CREATE A COLONIAL CHARACTER Historical Diagram showing the Subdivision of Australia

    Choose a type of person typical to early Australian colonial settlement. eg convict, marine, native, free settler, surgeon, Governor etc. Create a Facebook prole or biography including personal details. Use the template provided.
    3. INTRODUCED SPECIES

    Choose one animal or plant species that was introduced to Australia around the time of British Colonisation. Write an information report including the following details:Natural habitat, appearance, diet, reproduction, behaviours Why was it introduced and by whom? How did it get here? What were the benets of introducing it? Is it suited to the Australian environment? Why? Why not? What impact has it had on Australian native species and the environment?
    3. SIGNIFICANT COLONIAL EVENTS

    Colonial Characters

    Introduced Species - Red Fox

    Choose a signicant event such as the Gold Rush or Bush Rangers. Write a newspaper report from the time period about this event.

    Ned Kelly - Bushranger

    BOTANY PUBLIC SCHOOL - 1848

    INTRODUCED SPECIES Choose one animal or plant species that was introduced to Australia around the time of British Colonisation. Write an information report including the following details:Natural habitat, appearance, diet, reproduction, behaviours Why was it introduced and by whom? How did it get here? What were the benets of introducing it? Is it suited to the Australian environment? Why? Why not? What impact has it had on Australian native species and the environment?

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