Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS)
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Free for SubscribersResource: Historic Photographs of Families
$14.00This resource is a selection of historic photographs from museums in Australia and around the world.
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Resource: Historical Sources
$4.00This resource examines a wide variety of different historical sources and the kids of information about the past that they contain.
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Resource: History of Australia
$13.00This resource provides a quick overview of Australian history, from the Aboriginal settlement of Australia during the Ice Age, to Federation.
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Resource: History of Australian Democracy
$8.00An understanding of systems of government and the franchise in Australia is best gained through examining the development of democracy since the colonial period. In this resource we examine democracy in Australia, from Aboriginal custom and law to the huge changes that occurred after Australia was colonised.
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Resource: Homes in the Past
$5.00The resource examines different types of homes used by people around the world in the past.
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Resource: Hong Bao
$2.00As a commander of part of the fleet of the admiral Zheng He, Hong Bao undertook a voyage from China to Africa, through South-East Asia and along the Indian Ocean coast of Asia in the 15th century. This resource provides context, not only on the conditions in the region immediately prior to the arrival of Europeans, but also on the actions of Asian nations at the time. An alternate perspective on world history is provided by examining the actions of people of all of the world’s nations, including those of Asia.
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Resource: Horses in America
$2.00This resource explores the relationship between horses, the environment and explorers in North America, through time.
It aligns with Year 4, 5 and 6 Australian Curriculum History, Geography, HASS and Science.
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Resource: Ibn Battuta
$4.00One of the most influential Medieval explorers, Ibn Battuta not only recorded an enormous amount of information on the huge numbers of countries, areas and regions which he visited in the course of his travels, but he also provided an extremely valuable viewpoint on these places from a perspective outside of Europe. Ibn Battuta was a Berber from North Africa and travelled extensively throughout the Islamic World, including right across Asia and into China. This resource examines his life, his travels and his important contribution to our understanding of 14th century Africa, Arabia, Asia and Europe.
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Resource: Ice Age Animals
$2.00Animals during the Last Ice Age.
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Resource: Ida Pfeiffer
$3.00One of the 19th century women travel writers, Ida Pfeiffer spent many years travelling extensively. She left some of the first records of some groups of indigenous people in South-East Asia, as well as visiting North and South America, Scandinavia and many parts of Asia.
Her last trip was to Madagascar, where she inadvertently got embroiled in local politics. Pfeiffer also collected natural and geological samples, some of which were displayed in natural history museums. This resource provides an overview of her life and travels.
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Resource: In the Museum
$2.00In Years 1, 2 and 3 History in the Australian Curriculum, students compare objects from the past with the present. This resource introduces students to the idea of museums and how they display objects from the past.
The resource examines different kinds of museums, as well as the objects that might be expected in a museum. It explains to students how to approach museums from an Inquiry framework, to help them engage with the material displayed.
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Resource: Indian People in Australia
$4.00This resource, part of our ‘Migrants’ series, examines the history and contributions of Indian people in Australia, through time.
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Resource: Indigenous Groups of Australia and Asia
$0.00Overview resource on Indigenous groups of Australia and Asia.
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Resource: Indigenous People of Africa and South America
$13.00This resource examines a few of the indigenous groups of Africa and South America.
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Resource: Indigenous People of North America
$10.00This resource examines a few of the indigenous groups of North America.
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Resource: Indigenous Peoples of Asia – Dani
$2.00Part of a series on the Indigenous Peoples of Asia, this resource examines the Dani People of New Guinea.
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