Learning Area Update
Humanities News
12 March By Gerard Macklin, LAL - Humanities
Year 9 students have visited Sovereign Hill to conclude their work on the Industrial Revolution. What took 150 years or so in England and Europe changed the course of Ballarat in the space of about 5 years.
During “our” Gold Rush of the 1850’s Ballarat changed from an Indigenous land to pastoral lands to a booming Gold Rush town in the space of a very short time. The Year 9 students investigated Sovereign Hill and how many miners changed the town because of their knowledge from overseas. They implemented these industrial changes to make mining easier and more lucrative. The Year 9 investigation allowed them to complete their assessment task for History
Year 10 students are working on investigating Australia’s Well-being and in History what led to WW2. As a part of History the students have had access to a History World War 2 Memorial Box. Thanks to teachers Steph Macdonald and Rachael Thompson, their classes have experienced the memorial box this term. Hopefully the other classes will get this hands on experience next term.
