4.4+-+Finding+Out

LESSON FOUR – FINDING OUT  **LEVEL ** : Level four (4)
 * TOPIC ****: ** Australian Gold Rush
 * DOMAIN: **The Humanities – history
 * DIMENSION: **Historic knowledge and understanding and //Historical reasoning and interpretation //


 *  ** LEARNING FOCUS ** ||  The focus of this lesson is to allow the students to closely look at the Gold Rush era and find out about significant events and figures which shaped the course of Australia's history. Students will focus on specific events such as the Eureka Stockade, Edward Hargraves, Peter Lalor, Martha Clendinning and The Chinese people who travelled long distances in the search of gold.  ||
 *  ** OBJECTIVE ** ||  In this lesson, students will bring in prior information they have learnt in this unit of work to further their knowledge of a specific event such as the Eureka Stockade or prominent figures featured throughout the Gold Rush time. Students will be their research and presentation skills to complete an A3 sized poster on their topic.  ||

 - Teacher will break the students into their already picked groups from last lesson.  - Teacher will explain to the groups, they each have a specific research project they will be working on for the next two lessons.  - Teacher will explain what the task entails and what criteria have to be met. ||  - __ Library __  - Books <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"> - A3 sized poster paper <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Textas, pencils, markers <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Computers <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"> - The Internet || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students will discuss and plan together what they would like to have on this A3 sized poster in their Humanities books. <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students will be collating information and making a group decision on the layout and presentation of their A3 sized poster. || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will provide some help and resources to students when needed. ||  || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will ask them to pack up their group’s things and clean up the area where they were working. <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will ask students to note down any information or websites, they would want to return to and borrow any books from the library they wish to use. ||  ||
 * ** TIME ** ||  ** STUDENT ACTIVITES **  ||  ** TEACHER ACTIVITES **  ||  ** RESOURCES **  ||
 * 0 -15 mins || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students seated in the library, listening and engaging with teacher when required.  || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will explain today’s activities, which will be held in the Library.
 * 15–25mins || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students will allocate themselves a scribe, researchers, team captain/motivator within their group.
 * 25 -50mins || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students will use the resources in the library such as computers, the internet and books to compile information on a specific topic.  || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will provide some help and resources to students when needed.  ||   ||
 * 50 -60mins || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Students will pack up their area, borrow any books needed and note down any information they need to return to the project.  || <span style="display: block; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Teacher will stop students from their project.