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Eureka stories

Teacher guide Eureka stories

TLF ID M019554

This is a website about the Eureka Stockade uprising and trials of 1854 to 1855. It uses primary and secondary source materials to explore some of the causes and actions that fueled the uprising. The resource is presented in three sections: Introductory information; Story Objects; and Story Education Resources. There are four story objects including images, maps and videos. The support Story Education Resources link to activities and worksheets aligned to Year 4 and Year 9 History with a focus on document study.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a highly valuable resource for year 5 and Year 9 history in relation to the role of the Eureka Stockade uprising in shaping Australian democracy.
  • The primary source material and supporting activities support the development of historical skills, in particular in the analysis and use of source materials. The activities guide students to develop their own digital narratives.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9

Topics Protests Australian history Economic growth Chinese history Imperialism Revolutions (Conflict) Terrorism Evidence Judgement Gold rushes Indian history Indonesian history Japanese history Historical sources
Learning area
  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Creative Victoria and CV Content Contributors
  • Organization: Creative Victoria and CV Content Contributors
  • URL: http://cv.vic.gov.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Culture Victoria
  • Organization: Culture Victoria
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://cv.vic.gov.au/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Image
Rights
  • © Copyright 2014 Creative Victoria and CV Content Contributors. Unless otherwise specified in the Terms of Use statement on a media page you may download, display, print and reproduce CV material in an unaltered form and with copyright acknowledgement, provided this is for limited personal, educational and non-commercial use in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth). NB The State of Victoria has advised Copyright Agency to not collect or pay royalties to departments and agencies of the State.