In this topic you will be practising using a variety of sources to find out about Ancient Australia.

Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:

Find out what sources reveal about Australia’s ancient past by reading pages 56 to 57.
Complete questions 1 and 3 of the Interpret activity on page 57, then complete question 1 and 2 of the Check your understanding activity on page 57. You can use the following worksheet to record your answers if you wish:

Discover the mysteries of Ancient Australia by reading pages 58 to 61 and complete activities 1 to 3 of the Interpret activity on page 61. The worksheet is here:

Choose an Australian Dreaming Story from the following website and practise using it as a source. What is it about? What does it teach us about indigenous peoples and culture? Why is it useful for historians to record the Dreaming Stories?

READ AND LISTEN - Sharing our stories (abc.net.au)

The Ancient Australians used stories (oral history) to pass on their history. Watch some of the Dreaming Stories from the links below and create one of your own about a natural feature close to your home. You can be as creative as you would like – it could be an animation, a written story or a picture.

This is an interesting article looking at the arrival of people to Australia. As you read it, take note of the sources that have informed these ideas about Australia’s past:

Research an Ancient Australian Site and create an infographic about it, including where it is, information about it, and why it is important to learn about it and preserve it.

If you would like to check your answers for this topic, you can use the following documents below:

CHECK - 1.7 Student answers