INTRODUCTION
The Australian Gold Rush brought a great many immigrants from Asian countries to Australia. Students will be tasked to investigate this and the impact it has had on Australia. They will work in small groups and present their findings on a poster. LESSON OBJECTIVES As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: · Identify the relative causes/reasons for the immigration boom of Asians to Australia. · Explain the pushing and pulling factors that effected Chinese immigration. · Identify the impact and relation Chinese immigrants had with Europeans and Aboriginals. THE TASK Students will be tasked to work together as a group to brainstorm elements of immigration of the Chinese. Students will need to research topics on their devices and present a poster to the class. They will be given a text and some websites that they use in order to inform their research. Student will be told they need to answer the questions in a presentable manor. All students must present their findings on a A3 card. An example will be given for them and specific roles for students will be outlined on their worksheets. Student may opt to do everything by hand but will be encouraged to type up and create the posters elements on their devices. The format of the work will be as follows: PART A
The group’s focus question is, “what are the relevant causes and effects of Asian immigration in the 1850’s?” Group tasks include: i. Create a compare and contrast of the living conditions in China v.s. Australia.
ii. Investigate the means which Asian migrants used to get to Australia.
iii. Investigate how the Chinese miners were treated by the British and the restrictions placed on them.
iv. Investigate the Gold Rush in Australia. Create an interesting facts sheet that can be discussed.
v. Print out a copy of the Australian-Oceanic map and mark key points. This should include where the gold rush was, the ‘immigration track’ that Asians took to get from the Asian continent to Australia, the higher concentration of Chinese, major cities and significant sites.
vi. Investigate the impact the Chinese immigration has had on the Australian society and culture up until this day.
vii. Investigate the impact the Chinese immigration has had on the Aboriginal and European communities.
PART B Once a student has finished their section they should help the others finish their section or start with compiling the presentation of their poster. PART C Students will be given an example of how to present the information on their A3 sheet. They must type all their information out and print it, sticking it onto their poster. RESOURCES
The following buttons lead to different resources, follow these to find the necessary information to complete the tasks: This is a comprehension activity I got from a book that might help you.
Here are some examples of the first two activities, so you can model your work to look like this.
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