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Australian Gold Rush
Helpful resources
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Lesson 1
Learning Intention- Define and explain what gold is and its uses
Success Criteria-
1. I can state at least 5 properties of gold.
2. I can state at least 5 uses of gold.
3. I used print and digital resources.
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
Gold Rush Print Resources
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.
Lesson 2
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
Lesson 3
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
Lesson 4
Learning intention-Identify where and when gold w
as found in Australia
Lesson 5
Learning intention- Describe methods in which gold was mined
Success Criteria-
1. I can draw two mining methods.
2. I can describe how each mining method worked.
Washing Cradle
Puddling
Panning
Shaft Mining
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.
Success Criteria-
1. I can describe at least five facts of each area of life on the goldfields.
Lesson 6
Learning intention- Explain the Eureka Stockade
Success Criteria-
1. I can state at least five facts that are part of '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.
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