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The Australian Gold Rush

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Teachers notes for  The Australian Gold Rush Web-Quest aimed at              Stage 3 (Year 5). 

Students will be learning about gold, its history, properties, uses of and its impact on the world today.

 The KLA's addressed in this  web-quest are HSIE, English, Maths and Science and Technology.  The topic are of "Gold" links to the KLA's in the following ways;

English: The structure and language features of text types students create and interpret.

Science and Technology: Content from the products and services and the Earth and its surroundings strands. The unit's 'Ancient Land' which explores land form, rocks and elements in the local area. and 'Environment Matters' which looks at the effects of human activities on the environments and how environmental damage can be addressed.

Mathematics: Constructing scale models, positioning and mapping, interpreting and drawing graphs, distances, areas, volume, mass, temperature, timeline's and money.

Beginning of the first lesson

  • Students are to be introduced to the topic and each given a theme book. The theme book can be a scrap book, exercise book or anything you wish to use.
  • The teacher asks the students what information they already know about the Australian gold rush. Bullet points can be written on the board so students do not repeat answers and can write notes in their topic books.
Student arrangements.

  • Students will be placed in diverse, mixed gender, pairs or groups of three if there are uneven student numbers. 
  • The majority of the lessons require students to investigate and research as a pair or group and complete the work individually in their theme books. Quiet discussions within groups while completing work may be allowed.
  • The process is scaffolded and challenging so students are required to research and find information , as well as problem solve whilst working collaboratively.
  • Differing student needs and mixed abilities have been catered for so all students achieve maximum understanding of the unit.
Motivation.

Student will be motivated continually though the eight week program with highly 
educational and fun web based resources and activities and by undertaking tasks that explore the exciting Australian gold rush era.

The motivation for the students to complete the tasks well is the reward of a gold nugget when each task has been completed. Students work that shows a high level of effort and standards will be rewarded with bonus gold nuggets. If you wish, the gold nuggets may be traded for prizes or gifts at the completion of the unit or the gold nuggets may be a reward in themselves. (Please see the recipe link for the gold nuggets below).
The students may also be rewarded with an excursion to Hill End, NSW at the end of the eight week unit. This is optional.

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