First Contacts Experience
History
Syllabus Outcomes HT2-2 | HT2-3 | HT2-4 | HT2-5
$19.90
All parents and teachers can attend for no additional cost.
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
About
Allow your students to be transported back in time to the days of first contact and colonial exploration as they dive deep into the people, events, and actions related to world exploration and its effects.
Students will put themselves in the shoes of the European explorers who first set foot on Australia’s shores—James Cook, Abel Tasman, Matthew Flinders, Joseph Banks, and Daniel Carl Solander—and discover why these adventurers traveled such great distances. They’ll learn about the effects of British colonisation in Australia and discuss Indigenous perspectives on European arrivals.
Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
HT2-2 describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
HT2-3 describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
HT2-4 describes and explains the effects of British colonisation in Australia
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
Arrive/Depart
Full Day Excursion (4 Hours) 10am – 2pm
Time allocation for excursions can be tailored and adjusted to suit your individual school timetable and scheduling.
Transport
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Please be aware that we provide transport quotes as a service to help make your booking process easier for you. Transport companies are in no way affiliated with Ranger Jamie Tours.
What's Included
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- Why did the great journeys of exploration occur?
- Why did Europeans settle in Australia?
- What was the nature and consequence of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and early traders, explorers and settlers?
Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (ACHHK079)
Students:
- identify reasons for the voyage of the First Fleet and explain why various groups were passengers
- describe the establishment of the British colony at Port Jackson
- using a range of sources, investigate the everyday life of ONE of the following who sailed on the First Fleet and lived in the early colony: a soldier, convict, ex-convict, official
Day Outline
| Arrival / Morning Tea / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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| Introductory Presentation | The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers followed by an interactive and engaging presentation. (approx. 25 minutes) |
| Grouping: Students are divided into their groups of approximately x 30-35 students and are allocated a Ranger guide for each activity. | |
| Walk 1 | Students partake in each activity for approximately 50 minutes. |
| Walk 2 | Students partake in each activity for approximately 50 minutes. |
| Lunch / Toilet Break (approx. 25 minutes) |
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| Activity 1 | Students partake in each activity for approximately 20 minutes. |
| Activity 2 | Students partake in each activity for approximately 20 minutes. |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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Activities
Introduction: The day kicks off with an exciting and engaging presentation with our rangers, where we’ll dive deep into the past and explore the arrival of European settlers and Explorers on our shores.
Activity 1: “Red Walk”: Rangers will take students on a fascinating walk filled with fun facts, focusing on the buildings and architecture required to establish a colony. We visit the bank, hospital, police station and sewer canal and relive stories from the past.
Activity 2: “Blue Walk”: Students will be led on a guided walk looking at real examples of historical housing and comparing the lives and living quarters of the affluent, wealthy and elite with those of the working class.
Activity 3: Creative Arts Activity: Students will sketch the view from Observatory Hill (Sydney Harbour Bridge and The Rocks) now (2022) and then sketch what they imagine it would have been like in 1788 comparing contemporary life to that of early European settlers in Australia
Activity 4: First Contacts Olympics: Students will compete in teams to win the ‘Ranger Jamie Olympics’ designed to reinforce information they’ve learned throughout the day which has been taken directly from the NESA syllabus.
Locations
The Rocks, Sydney CBD
$19.90
All parents and teachers can attend for no additional cost.
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
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Please note this is a tentative booking. After your booking request is submitted, we will be in touch via email to confirm the requested date and arrange the final details for the booking.