Acknowledgements
Destination Australia is a touring exhibition developed by the Immigration Museum, Museum
Victoria, with National Partners: Visions of Australia, the Helen MacPherson Smith Trust and the
Victorian Multicultural Commission.
The education activities were written by Rosaria Zarro Co.As.It Italian Education Officer, Alexandra
Price and Public Programs staff at Museum Victoria, and include some material published in
Journeys to Australia (2005). Special thanks to David Jay and Janet Marlow, Museum Victoria, and
to the Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It) Melbourne.
Title image: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt departing North Quay. Source: Fremantle Ports.
All photographs reproduced by permission of Museum Victoria unless otherwise stated.
These education materials and activities have been developed for teachers and students visiting
the Destination Australia exhibition. They may be reproduced for teaching purposes. Permission to
reproduce any material for other purposes must be obtained from Museum Victoria.
© Museum Victoria 2006
Contents
Teacher notes
Pages 3-4
Curriculum links
Pages 4
Pre-visit and Post-visit classroom activities – Humanities
Pages 5
Pre-visit and Post-visit classroom activities – LOTE Italian
Pages 6
Resources
Pages 7-8
On-site activities for students
Humanities
Pages 9-19
LOTE Italian
Pages 20-23
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Teacher Notes
Immigration is a vital feature of Australia's history and national identity. Since 1788, our population
has been made up of both the original, Indigenous inhabitants of the land and those who are here
as the result of a journey—either in our own lifetime or in our family history. For two centuries,
millions have made the long journey across the oceans to Australia seeking fortune, opportunity
and freedom.
Destination Australia invites students to discover what these voyages were like, as shipping
technology evolved over time. Experience the stories of shipboard life, the early hazards of
entering Australian ports, and the emotions on arrival as migrants disembarked during the busy
post-war period.
How to use this education resource
Read the education resources and, ideally, visit the exhibition to familiarise yourself with its
content. Visit the Journeys to Australia website http://museumvictoria.com.au/journeys/ or the
Horizons website http://www.nma.gov.au for information about the history of immigration to
Australia and links to other online resources.
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Select pre/post visit activities (pages 5-6) to introduce students to the exhibition’s content.
These materials have been designed to support Humanities-History and LOTE Italian curricula
for upper Primary and Secondary, Years 5-9 or10. You may prefer to modify or create new
activities to engage your students’ interests and the time you have allocated in the classroom
and the exhibition.
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Decide which on-site activities are most suitable for your students. Both Humanities and
LOTE - Italian activities range in degree of difficulty, to provide choices for the range of
cognitive or language abilities at a particular year level.
Photocopy the selected on-site activities for students to bring on the day of their visit. When
organising the excursion, consider dividing your class into small investigative teams with each
team given a variety of different on-site activities to complete.
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Use post-visit activities back in the classroom to encourage students to reflect on their
excursion experiences and for them to give feedback about on-site activities they completed.
How to make the most of learning in museums
Research suggests that school students will learn more in visiting an exhibition if:
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Pre-visit preparation is carried out, that is, pre-visit lessons and orientations and assessment of
students’ prior knowledge. Teachers are familiar with the museum site and exhibition.
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Planning and preparation of concepts to be investigated with students takes place.
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Curiosity is encouraged, and some student choice and control over their learning experiences
are taken into account. The experience should be learner-centred.
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Co-operative small groups are used. Students may form these naturally even if the teacher
does not do it for them. Where possible, an adult should accompany small groups.
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The social aspects of learning are taken into account. Students should be encouraged to talk
and share ideas about what they are seeing/hearing/touching. They should also be asking lots
of questions.
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Both physical and mental rests are available during the visit.
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The visit is integrated into a broader body of student learning at the school level and is strongly
linked to the curriculum. Follow-up and reflective sessions with students are essential.
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Students share their findings through a project, report or presentation.
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Curriculum links
State or Territory curricula for
Humanities/History
ACT
http://www.decs.act.gov.au/publicat/pdf/soc_env.pdf
NSW
Learning
area
Learning
focus
Key ideas
Studies of
Society and
Environment
Time,
Continuity and
Change
Explores people’s past
and futures, comparing
past and present.
History
Human
Society and its
Environment
K-6
Continuity and change in
past and present people,
significant events.
http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsie/index.html
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_sc/
Changing patterns of
migration, experiences,
and contributions of
migrants.
History
Civics and
Citizenship
NT
http://www.deet.nt.gov.au/education/ntcf/docs/learni
ng_areas_soc_env.pdf
QLD
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/sose/syllabu
s.html
SA
http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/index_fsrc.asp?t=LA
TAS
http://www.ltag.education.tas.gov.au/references.htm
#curricframe
VIC
http://csf.vcaa.vic.edu.au/so/ksso.htm
WA
http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/files/pdf/techent.pd
f
http://museumvictoria.com.au/journeys/
Studies of
Society and
Environment
Time,
Continuity and
Change
Impacts of change and
events within a family’s
life, individuals and
groups.
Studies of
Society and
Environment
Time,
Continuity and
Change
Events in relation to
primary and secondary
sources of evidence over
time.
Studies of
Society and
Environment
Time,
Continuity and
Change
Understanding and
valuing the past and
people’s lives, concepts
of time, continuity,
change, causation and
heritage.
Essential
Learning
Social
responsibility
Understanding the past
and creating preferred
futures.
HumanitiesHistory
Historical
knowledge &
understanding
Historical
reasoning and
understanding
Change and continuity in
Australia in the twentieth
century, including the
post-war migration and
the growth of a
multicultural society.
Society and
Environment
Time,
Continuity and
Change
How people’s actions and
values are shaped by
their understanding and
interpretation of the past.
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