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Episode 35 Questions for discussion 3rd December 2013 Saying Sorry 1. Summarise this story. 2. Who was the Australian Government recently caught spying on? 3. They were caught spying on their... a. Mobile phones b. Facebook account c. Online banking details 4. What did protestors do when they found out that the Australian Government was spying on Indonesia? 5. Why won’t Tony Abbott say sorry to the Indonesian President? List the reasons. 6. Why is it important that Tony Abbott says sorry? 7. Do you think Australia should apologies to Indonesia? Explain your answer. 8. Imagine if you caught someone spying on you. How would you feel? 9. What do you know about the relationship between Australia and Indonesia? Discuss as a class. 10. What is the capital of Indonesia? a. Bali b. Jakarta c. Manila Should Australia say sorry for spying on Indonesia? Have your say in the BtN online poll. To vote head to the BtN website http://abc.net.au/btn/polls.htm Eureka Stockade 1. When is the anniversary for the Eureka Stockade? 2. Where was the Eureka Stockade? Locate using Google Maps. 3. What is the Eureka Stockade? Explain what happened. 4. What happens at Sovereign Hill? 5. What was mined in Ballarat Victoria in the 1850s? a. Copper b. Diamonds c. Gold 6. Describe what life was like for the miners. 7. What did the miners call themselves? 8. What happened to the miners if they didn’t hold a license? 9. How has the Eureka Stockade contributed to democracy in Australia? 10. What does the Eureka flag look like and what does it symbolise? Check out BtN’s Eureka Stockade teacher resource. Students learn about the impact of the Eureka Stockade on Australian democracy. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20131203- eurekastockade.pdf Test your knowledge in the BtN Eureka quiz. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/quiz.htm ©ABC 2013 Fast Cars 1. In your own words, describe Formula 1 racing. 2. What is the name of the Australian Formula 1 in Schools team? 3. How long is the car that the students made? Illustrate. 4. How fast does their car travel? 5. What is their Formula 1 car made from? a. Pine b. Balsawood c. Oak 6. Why do you think this particular type of wood is used to make the Formula 1 car? 7. List the different roles that the students have in making the Formula 1 car. 8. Where did the team go in America to represent Australia? Find using Google Maps. 9. What awards did team Odyssey win? 10. Design and illustrate your own Formula 1 car. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the BtN Fast Cars story page. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3900132.htm . Year in Review 2013 1. What was your favourite BtN story for 2013? Explain your answer. 2. How many Prime Ministers did Australia have in 2013? List. 3. Name the U.S. spy that made news headlines around the world? 4. What country was Australia found to be spying on? 5. The Duke and Duchess of _______________ had their baby. 6. What church chose a new Pope? a. Uniting Church b. Church of England c. Catholic Church 7. What AFL team was accused of cheating? 8. Describe a natural disaster that occurred in 2013? 9. Who reported for BtN on the Philippines typhoon this year? 10. If you were a rookie reporter for BtN what 2013 event would you like to report on? Check out BtN’s Year in Review 2013 teacher resource. Students will review BtN’s stories for 2013 and put together their own BtN episode. Students will understand what makes a story newsworthy. http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20131203-yearinreview2013.pdf ©ABC 2013 Episode 35 Activity 3rd December 2013 Eureka Stockade Key Learning Students will learn about the impact of the Eureka Stockade on Australian democracy. The Australian Curriculum History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / History / Historical Skills / Analysis and use of sources The Australian Colonies The impact of a significant development or event on a colony; Identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary for example, frontier conflict, the gold rushes, the Eureka sources (ACHHS209) Stockade, internal exploration, the advent of rail, the expansion of farming, drought. (ACHHK095) History / Historical Skills / Historical questions and research The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping Identify a range of questions about the past to inform a historical a colony; for example, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and inquiry (ACHHS207) Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. (ACHHK097) Discussion Questions 1. When is the anniversary for the Eureka Stockade? 2. Where was the Eureka Stockade? Locate using Google Maps. 3. What is the Eureka Stockade? Explain what happened. 4. What happens at Sovereign Hill? 5. What was mined in Ballarat Victoria in the 1850s? a. Copper b. Diamonds c. Gold 6. Describe what life was like for the miners. 7. What did the miners call themselves? 8. What happened to the miners if they didn’t hold a license? 9. How has the Eureka Stockade contributed to democracy in Australia? 10. What does the Eureka flag look like and what does it symbolise? ©ABC 2013 Activities Remember and understand After watching the BtN Eureka Stockade story encourage students to participate in and contribute to a class discussion about the Eureka Stockade. Find out what your students know about the event, what they learnt from the story and what questions they have about Eureka Stockade. Discussion questions When did the Eureka Stockade occur? Where was it located? Who was involved? What made the miners feel that they were being treated unfairly? How were they treated by the police? What were the conditions of the mining license? Why were the Victorian police so disliked? Working individually or in pairs students can investigate their own questions or some of the following. Encourage students to share their research with the class in an interesting way. Inquiry questions What do we know about the lives of people in Australia’s colonial past and how do we know? How did an Australian colony develop over time and why? How did colonial settlement change the environment? What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies? Primary and secondary sources Students will identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary sources and share their findings with the class. As a class brainstorm examples of primary and secondary sources. Definition – Primary sources are from the time the people lived and are made by the people involved. Primary sources are facts from someone that was present at the time it happened. Examples – diaries, letters, paintings, maps, drawings. Definition – Secondary sources are records that were made by others, like a person talking about something they didn’t see themselves and textbooks. Examples – newspaper articles, accounts from the internet. ©ABC 2013 Public Record Office Victoria – Eureka Stockade: Gold License No. 43 http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Eureka_Stockade:Gold_Licen se_No.43 Public Record Office Victoria – Eureka Stockade: Bakery Hill Meeting Poster http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Eureka_Stockade:Bakery_Hill _Meeting_Poster My Place – Australia in the 1850s: Eureka Stockade http://www.myplace.edu.au/decades_timeline/1850/decade_landin g_15_1.html?tabRank=2&subTabRank=2 Sovereign Hill Education – Historic photo gallery: A miners hut near Ballarat http://education.sovereignhill.com.au/index878a.html?id=historicph otogallery National Treasures – Eureka Flag (video) http://www.nfsa.gov.au/digitallearning/heritage/eureka.html ©ABC 2013 Students will use their research on primary and secondary resources to tell the story of the Eureka Stockade. Learn more about digital storytelling Digital storytelling is a great way to research historical events and to tell a story using images. A digital story is made up of images and narratives synchronized to convey thoughts, information and perspectives on a moment in time. Public Record Office Victoria – http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/data/10343/eureka%20stockade%20- %20digital%20storytelling.pdf Visit Sovereign Hill’s historic photo gallery The photographs are presented by courtesy of the Ballarat Historical Society Inc. Collection jointly housed by the Gold Museum, Ballarat and the Ballarat Library. They are early photographs depicting aspects of the Victorian gold rushes. After analysing the photographs answer the following questions. http://education.sovereignhill.com.au/index878a.html?id=historicphotogallery 1. What is going on here? 2. How do we know? 3. What else is going on? Eureka on Trial The Eureka Stockade was an eruption of suppressed anger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, and remains an ongoing symbol of popular protest. Take a look at one of the nine focus areas to explore the Eureka story further. Public Record Office Victoria – http://prov.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/eureka-on-trial Biography Students will develop a biography on Peter Lalor or another significant individual that has helped shaped Australia’s history in the 1850s. What sort of information is included in a biography? What does a biography tell us about a person? Research questions Who is Peter Lalor? Where is he from? Find it on a map. What did he achieve? What were his challenges? Did he help of hinder the miners in their endeavour to find gold? How was he responsible for the Eureka Stockade? Create a ‘what if’ scenario by constructing different outcomes for a key event, for example ‘What if Peter Lalor had encouraged gold miners to pay rather than resist licence fees?’ ©ABC 2013 The following plan provides a guide for students when writing a biography.