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Australian Gold Rush

Before we begin, remember, whilst you are online, you must be a responsible Digital Citizen!

Digital Citizenship, by Sandy Liptak, 2012, Lessons by Sandy (http://lessonsbysandy.com/2012/10/digital-citizenship.html).

Copyright 2020 by Kliptak Productions, LLC.

Reproduced with permission.

Success Criteria-
1. I can state three properties of gold.

2. I can state at least three uses of gold.

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Learning Intention- To gain an understanding of what gold is.

Use these website links to help you answer the questions:

- What is gold?

- What are the uses of gold? 

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SBS Gold

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Ducksters- Gold

 

Livescience


Kiddle- Gold

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Geology.com- Primary uses​

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JLab- Gold uses​

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Success Criteria-
1. I can state at least five life features of Edward Hargraves.

2. I can state the importance of Edward Hargraves in the Australian Gold Rush.

Learning Intention: Explain who Edward Hargraves was and his importance in the Australian Gold Rush. 

Watch these videos and check out these websites to learn about Edward Hargraves:

Stop at 3.03

Learning Intention- Identify the countries that people came from to find gold in Australia.

LI: We are learning about how gold was collected

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SI: We can describe the gold collection method by drawing and labelling two different ways.

Success Criteria-

1. Indicate on a map at least 5 places that gold has been discovered in Australia

2. Identify when gold was found in the 5 identified places

Learning intention-Identify where and when gold was found in Australia

Success Criteria-
1. I  can draw two mining methods.

2. I can describe how each mining method worked.

Learning intention- Describe methods in which gold was mined 

There were many different methods used to find and collect gold. These included: 

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Washing Cradle

Puddling

Panning

Shaft Mining

Check out these websites to learn more:

STA Gold Rush

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SBS Gold

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Success Criteria-
1. I can describe at least five  facts of each area of life on the goldfields.

Learning Intention- Describe what life was like on the goldfields

Use this digital book link, as well as the website links below to help you with your research. 

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Success Criteria-
1. I can state at least five facts that are part of 'The Eureka Stockade'. 

Learning intention- Explain the Eureka Stockade

Use the videos and websites below, as well as World Book online and Links Plus to help you learn more about the Eureka Stockade.  

Gold Rush Games

Australian Gold Rush (2021) by Halie Edmonds. Proudly created with Wix.com

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