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 * __MAKING HISTORY PROJECT with MUSEUM VICTORIA__**

**__ Making History Project Planner __** **__ Term 1 __** ** Learn about the history of Australia from white settlement till now. Explore why people migrated to Australia. Include a study of Chinese at the gold fields as part of our Asian Studies program. ** ** Talk to your family about their migration story for ideas about what you can include in your study about your family’s migration to Australia, their culture and important events related to their migration. ** ** Find out where family members were born. ** ** Find pictures of or locate actual objects that are precious to your family. **

**__ Term 2 __** ** Write questions for interviews with your family about their migration history. Use the question matrix to make a question mind map including //at least 2// who, what, when, where, why, how questions. ( If you include the special object in your interview then do 4 questions for each of the 5Ws and H). ** ** Record some interviews. Finish recording interviews of family members. Edit interviews. ** ** Put all the video, audio, text and images together. Finish off and edit video by 25th May. **

You could include the special object in your interview movie OR make a separate movie about it. You will need to make a question map for this as well.

Term 1 lesson plans: Through Making History, you can research your family’s history, ask questions from professional historians and access Museum Victoria’s online collection. By sharing your research and stories on the Making History channel you can share your work and add to the knowledge and collections of Museum Victoria. With support and funding from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Museum Victoria in part nership with Monash University has developed some tools for for you to use to help you create your family's migration history to Australia.

You will have opportunities to understand and learn about:
 * cultural groups within Australian communities, including some features of their histories, customs and beliefs
 * important world events and how they affect people’s lives in different places (e.g.natural disasters, war)

The link below will take you to the Making History web site. You will find 4 themes there.Click on the " view all themes " button. [|makinghistory]

Out theme is MIGRATION and CULTURAL IDENTITY. Click on the link to learn more about the purpose of our project.

Here is a link straight to the page [|Migration and cultural identity]

> We are one, but we are many > And from all the lands on earth we come > We share a dream and sing with one voice: > I am, you are, we are Australian // I am Australian // by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton

Upon completion of the unit you will; have made to Australia’s cultural identify
 * understand the historical context of the development of a multicultural society in Australia
 * learn about your connections to the global world
 * gain insight into concepts of nation, culture and identify and the contributions migrants

__ Activity 1 __ How much do you know about Australian migration. Take this quiz. http://www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au/activities/quizzes/03aust_today.htm

For homework, find out where your family was born. Use the sheet provided to record your findings. Australia's Population and migration.

**Population composition**
Migration has had a very significant effect on Australia's population. At the end of World War II in 1949, Australia's population was just more than seven million, with around 90 per cent born in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated resident population (ERP) at March 2010 was 22.27 million people. At 30 June 2009, of Australia's ERP of 22 million people one quarter were born overseas (5.8 million). This continues the historical trend of a high proportion of overseas-born among Australia's population. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">People born in the United Kingdom were the largest group of overseas-born residents (1.2 million persons at 30 June 2009), followed by those born in New Zealand (529 200), China (351 000), India (308 500) and Italy (219 300).

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.8em; padding: 0px;">**Population growth**
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">Natural increase has been the main source of population growth over the past hundred years, contributing two-thirds of the increase in population between 1901 and 2001. Immigration has also been a significant contributor to Australia's population growth.

__** Activity 2 **__ We are all Australian but we are a very multicultural nation. My family's origins activity. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: 180%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;">I n this lesson, you will learn about the history of immigration in Australia and the positive <span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: 140%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;">contributions migrants have made to Australian culture. You will be given the chance to create your own timeline of migration to Australia.

<span style="color: #008000; font-size: 130%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;">LEARNING OUTCOMES <span style="color: #00ff00; font-size: 130%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;">Upon completion of the lesson you will;
 * be able to answer questions related to the history of immigration,
 * be able to sequence events related to immigration into a timeline
 * have explored the biography of a famous migrant to Australia

Why do you think people have migrated to Australia? 1/3/6 activity

Download this fact sheet, save it onto your computer. Create a new folder called Making History project. You will get 2 consent forms to fill out and return, so get them filled out, look after them and return them ASAP.

**__ Grade 5/6 Term 1 Holiday task __** You will develop a digital presentation about your family migration history during the first 4 weeks of term 2. During the holidays you need to do some research about this topic. **__ There are 2 things you will do to prepare for this: __** 1. You must **find out everything you can about your family and why and how they migrated to Australia** and what has happened to them since they arrived to live here. · You will need to talk to family members and write down everything you can about your family's migration history. · Develop a timeline. You need accurate dates, places, names and information. · Family photos will need to be collected. · Write down the information. This information will be used to make a podcast or keynote presentation when you get your computer back in term 2. // You will need this background research information for the first week of term 2. // 2. You will also need to **choose 1 family item or artifact,** which reflects your family's cultural identity. · Find out everything you can about this item. It could be clothing, an art piece, jewellery, a book or anything special from your family's personal history. · If you cannot bring it to school then you can take a photo of it in week 1 term 2. But during the holidays, research what you will tell us about this special family item. **//__You will get 2 consent forms to fill out and return, so get them filled out, look after them and return them ASAP.__//** Term 2 Activities: <span style="color: #000080; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding: 0px;"> __** Activity 3 **__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">Every community has a migration story. What stories does our Moreland Primary School community have and where can we find them? <span style="color: #000080; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">In groups of 3 or 4, develop "fat" questions that you think need to be answered and researched. <span style="color: #000080; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">You will also need to interview your parents, grandparents or other family and community members who have migrated to Australia. <span style="color: #000080; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">Use this question matrix to help you develop open questions which will give you a lot of "fat" information.

__** Activity 4 **__ <span style="color: #ff003f; font-size: 140%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is an immigration story in the life or family history of every non-Indigenous Australian (and even for many Indigenous Australian’s too!) <span style="color: #ff003f; font-size: 140%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You will delve further into your family history and find out what your family migration story is. <span style="color: #ff003f; font-size: 140%; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you are an Indigenous student, you may be able to focus on the impact of migration on your family history.

<span style="color: #ff003f; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once you have done all the activities, you will make a digital presentation. Your digital presentation should cover:
 * <span style="color: #ff003f; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">where members of your family migrated from
 * <span style="color: #ff003f; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the reasons for migration in your family
 * <span style="color: #ff003f; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the impact of your heritage on your family identity

This video is one of the stories you can find on the Migration and Cultural Identity site; here is a direct link to this video which is part of Museum Victoria’s online collection.

http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/websites-mini/small-object-big-story/hands-on-history-showcase/narratives-across-cultures/

This is another video showing a conversation with immigrants to Australia.It will help you develop your questions. http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/websites-mini/small-object-big-story/hands-on-history-showcase/narratives-across-cultures/home-away-from-home/

<span style="color: #800080; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">** Write questions for interviews with your family about their migration history. Use the question matrix to make a question mind map including //at least 2// who, what, when, where, why, how questions. ( If you include the special object in your interview then do 4 questions for each of the 5Ws and H). ** <span style="color: #800080; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">** Record some interviews. Finish recording interviews of family members. Edit interviews. Take photos or scan old photos as well. ** <span style="color: #800080; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;">** Put all the video, audio, text and images together. Finish off and edit video by 25th May. ** You could include the special object in your interview movie OR make a separate movie about it. You will need to make a question map for this as well. = = Week 3 beginning 9/5 I found this article which will give you ideas for interviewing Tips f ﻿or interviewing: Write down everything you need to tell the person or ask the person.
 * 1) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Make sure the permission forms are signed. There are 2 (one for the program and one for the interview.)



__ Compare and Contrast activity __ Here are 2 sets of interviews written by your classmates. Both have strengths and would lead to some interesting information. Write down at least 2 strengths from each list. What advice would you give the writers of the interviews? Are they in the correct sequence? Is there something they have forgotten to ask? What about the punctuation?

Interview 1

Interview 2

It might be a good idea to write your questions on a big piece of paper so that the interviewee can see it if you do not want to ask each question individually. If the person you are interviewing knows about your artifact or interesting family object, then get them to tell you about it- where it came from, why it is precious to your family and anything else that you found out about it.

__ WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH THE INFORMATION __ After interviewing your relative, choose at least 6 significant events in the life of the interviewee. Create a BIOGRAPHICAL STORYBOARD to plan your podcast. Write captions to describe the events. How will you edit the interview film? Will you be adding photos from your family or finding pictures from the internet?

Extension activity:

How many languages other than English are represented at our school?

Which languages have the largest number of speakers?