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Info for groups JA and JAzJR

Tomorrow we'll be catching up on some topics we didn't cover last week, so you don't need to read anything.

BUT I will need you to work in 4 groups and prepare presentations for next week.

Please choose one of these topics and write the names of students who will be working on a given topic in the comments.

1. General geography of Australia
2. General climate of Australia
3. Great Dividing Range
4. Great Barrier Reef



Some useful links:

http://alldownunder.com/australian-facts/overview-geography.htm
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcaustralia.htm
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-weather-and-the-seasons
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/great-barrier-reef
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/crossing-the-great-dividing-range

Depression Worksheet

FATHERS Explain the terms: „to go on the track” / “be on the wallaby” ______________________ “susso” ______________________ “scabs” ______________________ PRACTICAL TASK: You have some corrugated iron sheets and hessian (jute) sacks. How are you going to use them?

KIDS Explain the terms: “baby bundle” ______________________ “baby clinics” ______________________ Give examples of infant welfare promotion: 1) ___________________ 2) ____________________ 3) ______________________ PRACTICAL TASK: What would you make nappies from?

DWELLING Explain the terms: “makeshift shelters” ______________________ “cocky’s joy” ______________________ “trading post” ______________________ “soup kitchens” ______________________ PRACTICAL TASK: How are you going to use the following: cloth flour bag, fat, lime and salt water?

MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS Explain the terms: “hand-me-downs” ______________________ “making do skills” ______________________ “hawking” ______________________ “cohabiting” ______________________ PRACTICAL TASK: How are you going to use arrowroot and condensed milk?

G: Great Depression & Gold Rush

And we're back to Australian history. Two vital events this week. We'll spend around 20 minutes talking about gold discovery and its consequences (my presentation) and then we'll move on to some practical tasks connected with the Great Depression. Read and watch the materials below.

The Great Depression


Visit our trusted Australian Screen website to watch some clips taken from a TV documentary "Bread and Dripping". Read teacher's notes to get a broader context.


Clip 1

Clip 2

Clip 3


Have fun and good luck in the class :)