World War I and Australian Society
HASS, Maths 3, 4, 5, 6
Duration
45 minutes
Learning Goals
Students will learn about:
The impact of WWI on Australian Society
The changing roles of men and women at that time
The unification of Australians with reference to ANZAC and Remembrance Days.
What you’ll need
Projector/ Smartboard
Computer to play media
Notebooks and pencils/ pens
World Map
Individual Computers or Devices for extension research
Year level
Year 3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects
HASS, Maths
Cross Curriculum Priority
done Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
done Sustainability
done Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia
General capabilities
done Literacy
done Numeracy
done ICT Capability
done Critical and Creative Thinking
done Personal and Social Capability
done Ethical Understanding
done Intercultural Understanding
ACHASSI059 and ACHASSI080
Interact with others with respect to share points of view.
ACHASSI095 and ACHASSI123
Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources.
ACHASS064
Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems.
ACHASSK137
The contribution of individuals and groups to the development of Australian society since Federation.
ACMNA072
Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least tens of thousands .
ACMNA129
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologies.
ACMNA131
Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
ACMSP096
Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data values.
ACMSP119
Construct displays, including column graphs, dot plots and tables, appropriate for data type, with and without the use of digital technologies.
ACMSP120
Describe and interpret different data sets in context.
ACMSP147
Interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables.
Activities
World War I and Australian Society
In this activity, students will learn how World War I shaped Australia as a nation, on a domestic and international scale. This includes the changing roles of men and women, organisations that were formed to assist, the conscription debate and the unification of Australia.
