Colonial Life Day

Description

Demo listing for testing inXcursion. This provider and program are fictional.

Students spend a day in the 1850s: lessons in the slab schoolhouse, chores in the cottage, and source detective work on why the colony was founded and who it affected.

Program

1. Roll call and lessons in the one-room schoolhouse
2. Cottage chores: butter churning and washing day
3. The mill and the blacksmith: how goods were made
4. Source detectives: letters, maps and newspapers from the colony
5. Many perspectives: how the colony changed lives and the land
6. Reflection circle

Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

• AC9HS5K01: the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (History)
• AC9HS5K02: the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment (History)
• AC9HS5S02: to locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats
• AC9HS5S04: to evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives

General capabilities: Literacy, Intercultural Understanding, Ethical Understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Details

• Where: 1 Mill Street, Riverbend VIC 3523
• Duration: 5 hours (9:30 am – 2:30 pm)
• Group size: 25–75 students
• Sessions: weekdays at 9:30 am. Book at least 2 weeks ahead.
• Price: $22 per student; teachers and helpers free. Choose your numbers on the booking form.
• Supervision: At least 1 teacher for every 10 students.