Compare two sources about the Broadbeach burial ground, a Reading and the sign at Kombumerri Park, and work out why their dates and numbers differ.
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What students do
- Compare a Reading with a memorial sign
- Explain why sources differ and how to check them
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 8 to 10
- Learning areas
- History
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- A_TSIC3Resilience in keeping culture strong despite the impacts of colonisationCulture
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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