Task

The end result for the students will be to achieve the syllabus outcome CCS3.1 which students will have to “explain the significance of particular people, groups, places, actions and events in the past in developing Australian identities and heritage” (NSW Sllyabus, p ).

The indicators that will be used to ensure the students meet this outcome will be the following:
 * describes ways of life associated with the gold rush era and colonial expansion from different perspectives, including those of women, children, Aboriginal people, Chinese people, miners and settlers
 * examines viewpoints of women and of Aboriginal, Chinese and British people about the events, people and actions associated with the gold rush era in Australia
 * describes some of the consequences of colonial exploration and expansion, and the discovery of gold, for the environment

To achieve these outcomes the students will have to complete three lessons and engage in 3 activities for each while not only show the students the information needed for the topic but also get the students to research the information for themselves. In the activities we have placed students into group formations and into class discussions that get the students to discuss and describe the ways of life during the Gold Rush while examining the viewpoints of the society at the time. Getting the students to engage in these type of learning activities, students have a higher chance of taking on the role of examining different viewpoints because of the different pathways you are using to find this information.