Human Society and Its Environment

Gold

Stage 3

MultipleIntelligence

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Bloom’s Taxonomy: Six Thinking LevelsKnowing Understanding Applying Analysing Creating Evaluating

VerbalI enjoy

reading, writing & speaking

Use non-fiction resources to list

‘fast facts’ on Gold.Task 1

Locate the meaning of gold mining

words.Worksheet 4B

Create a find a word Task 4B

Outline Gold fever in the form of a news

reportTask 2

Investigate gold mining/fossicking.

Prepare an information report.

Worksheet 4A

Predict what would have happened if

there no laws in the Gold Fields

Task 6A

Form teams and conduct a debate on a topical gold issue.

Evaluation

MathematicalI enjoy

working with numbers &

science

Write a timeline of events – starting at the first gold rush in

AustraliaTask 3

Match the gold townships from an atlas to the Map of

Australia Worksheet 2

Calculate the value of gold nuggets found during the

gold rush to today’s value.

Worksheet 4C

Investigate Gold Licences.

Write down a new licence system.

Task 6

Compare the’ gold rush’ population explosion in graph form

Worksheet 3

VisualI enjoy

painting drawing & visualising

Draw clothes of the diggers and attach

them to cardboard models

Task 7

Draw 3D or front, side and top view of

gold fossicking equipment

Worksheet 4

Construct a Gold Licence. Make it look authentic.

Task 5A

Examine buildings of the 1850’s

illustrate a street scene in detail using

black pen.Task 7B

Create a story board of the Eureka stockade for display around the classroom. Write an article for the school newsletter to

invite others to visit your classroom.Worksheet 5A

KinaestheticI enjoy doing

hands-on activities

Make up Gold Bingo /Trivial Pursuit

Or Celebrity HeadsTask 10B

Design gold jewellery using

metallic pens on black paper

Task 9

Construct a gold fossicking or mining model Task 4A or

a diorama of the Eureka stockade Task 5

Create a board game using a Gold

Rush ThemeTask 10A

Musical / AudioI enjoy

making & listening to

music

Learn and sing any song relating to the Gold Rush.

Express the feelings of excitement on the time

Listen and analyse music with a gold theme.

What is the message it gives?In a group compose a ‘Gold Diggers Rap’

Perform for the class.

InterpersonalI enjoy

working with others

Visit the Bushranger Websitehttp://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/goldrush.htmPrepare a biography on a bushranger from

the Goldrush era Worksheet 6

Examine and illustrate transport

forms Task 7A. Offer opinion on how

people moved long distances.

Design a flag that reflects the Gold Rush era and could have been used at the

Eureka Stockade. Task 5

Interview a member of Historical Society

for an understanding of the ‘way of life’ of the past Task 10A

IntrapersonalI enjoy

working by myself

Write a diary entry about living on the Gold Fields.

Express how you may have felt leaving home to travel to an unknown place with

no friends and an uncertain future

Complete a recount of the main points after viewing the video ‘Australian

Gold Rushes’

Examine a ‘gold’ production site anywhere in the world. Investigate all aspects of

location, technology, job prospects and compare with that of the 1850’s

Task 8 ABCD

Complete a personal reflection on the

‘Gold’ unit.Evaluation

Overview Gold – Stage 3This unit provides opportunities for students to explore the influences of the discovering gold on Australian identity, environment and heritage. The unit focuses on significant events, actions and people as well as lifestyles and perspectives of the people and groups living at that time.

Foundation StatementChange and Continuity, Cultures, Environments, Social Systems and

Structures

Students explore the principles of Australian democracy and explain its development over time. They investigate significant events in Australia's past and explain the implications for the development of Australian identity, heritage and cultural diversity. They locate information from a variety of primary and secondary sources, presenting their findings in a range of ways.

Students explain how shared culture, heritage and language, including those of Aboriginal peoples, contribute to Australian and community identity. They explore cultural diversity by examining how cultures change through interactions with other cultures and the environment.

Students analyse Australian and global environments, identifying environmental issues and problems and they explore in which individuals and groups can contribute to solutions for these. They investigate human interactions with environments and recognise ecologically sustainable development. Students recognise various beliefs and practices and explain how these influence interactions with environments. They sketch, label and use maps, applying appropriate conventions and terminology.

Students identify Australia's social and economic connection to the world and the rights and responsibilities of Australian and global citizens. They examine decision-making processes at state and federal levels and explain the structures, roles and responsibilities of government. They examine changes in work practices and the rights and responsibilities of producers and users of goods and services. Students apply knowledge of participatory democracy to formulate plans and create possible solutions illustrating fairness and social justice for school, local, national and global problems.

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Integrated Links and OutcomesH.S.I.E:CCS3.1 Explains the significance of particular people, groups, places, actions and events in the past in developing Australian identities and heritage.CCS3.2 Explains the development of the principles of Australian democracy.ENS3.6 Explains how various beliefs and practices influence the ways in which people interact with, change and value their environment.

EnglishTS3.1 Communicates effectively for a range of purposes and with a variety of audiences to express well developed, well organised ideas dealing with more challenging topics.TS3.2 Interacts productively and with autonomy in pairs and groups of various sizes and composition, uses effective oral presentation skills and strategies and listens attentively.RS3.6 Uses a comprehensive range of skills and strategies appropriate to the type of text being read.WS3.9 Produces a wide range of well-structured and well-presented literary and factual texts for a wide variety of purposes and audiences using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and written language features.

ScienceINVS3.7 Conducts their own investigations and makes judgments based on the results of observing, questioning, planning, predicting, testing, collecting, recording and analysing data, and drawing conclusions.DMS3.8 Develops and resolves a design task by planning, implementing managing and evaluating design processes.UTS3.9 Evaluates, selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based technology, materials and other resources to meet the requirements and constraints of investigation and design tasks.

MathsM3.1 (a) Selects from a range of units and measuring devices to measure accurately and record in practical situations. M3.1 (b) Makes conversions between measurement units.M3.7 Uses 24 hour time and am and pm notation to read, construct and interpret timetables and timelines in real-life situations.WS3.12 Produces texts in a fluent and legible style and uses computer technology to present these effectively in a variety of ways.WM3.1 Extends a mathematical investigation by asking ‘what if’ questions.WM3.2 Selects & uses appropriate problem solving strategies to complete investigations.WM3.3 Uses mathematical terminology and some conventions to explain, interpret and represent mathematical situations in a variety of ways. S3.1 Recognises, visualises, describes, makes and represents three-dimensional objects. S3.4 Uses simple coordinates or compass points to describe position, and marks out points on a grid.S3.5 Displays, reads and interprets a variety of graphs.N3.4 Counts, compares, orders and calculates with decimals (up to two places) including multiplying and dividing by whole numbers up to 10.N3.5 Selects and uses appropriate mental, written and calculator techniques to approximate and calculate solutions to problems involving whole numbers, money and decimal fractions

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Creative ArtsVAS3.1 Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world.VAS3.2 Makes artworks for different audiences, assembling materials in a variety of ways.

MUS3.2 Improvises, experiments, selects, combines and orders sound using musical concepts.MUS3.3 Notates and discusses own work and the work of others.MUS3.4 Identifies the use of musical concepts and symbols in a range of musical styles.

PD PE HEALTHCOS3.1 Communicates confidently in a variety of situations.DMS3.2 Makes informed decisions and accepts responsibility for consequences.INS3.3 Acts in ways that enhance the contribution of self and others in a range of cooperative situations.PSS3.5 Suggests, considers and selects appropriate alternatives when resolving problems.

Web ResourcesMany resources are available in book form - Internet sites to support this Unit include: Sovereign Hillhttp://www.sovereignhill.com.au/?id=sovhillThe Australian Gold Rushhttp://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/GOLD !http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/Gold Rush The Discovery of Australian Goldhttp://amol.org.au/discovernet/tales/gold.aspGold 150http://www.anmm.gov.au/gold150/gold150.htmOld Mogo townhttp://www.oldmogotown.com.au/ + http://www.oldmogotown.com.au/education.htmlCanterbury Library – more Linkshttp://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/library/homezone/gold.htmWebquest on Gold Rushhttp://www.sunnhillss.qld.edu.au/WebQuests/gold/Bushranger Sitehttp://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/goldrush.htm

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Task/ s Learning Experiences DateTask 1 Introduce Unit Gold – Locate Fast Facts on Gold

Have student’s research information on Gold using encyclopedias and NF books.

List under heading GOLD Fast Facts Gold is ,,,,,,,,,,, Task 1 Title Page

Task 2 View Video of Australian Gold Rush - Australian Goldrushes 21 mins CLASSROOM VIDEO : Orders 1/1 Vuko Place , Warriewood NSW 2102, Ph: (02) 9913 8700

Class complete a verbal recount of main points after viewing video Identify main dates and events Complete mapping Worksheet 2 Gold ‘Where they found it!’ Express in a diary entry about living in a gold field

Extension ActivityWrite a News Report – Gold Fever hits Australia

Task 3 Timeline of Events Visit Board of Studies website

http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsie/bsvt/back09.html for information on the Goldrush timeline

Students to complete a timeline of events from the first findings of gold to the end of the Gold Rush era Task 3

Students to publish timeline using Microsoft WordExtension Activity Worksheet 3Look at the population explosion – prepare a comparison graph using excel

Task 4 Gold Fossicking Examine the various forms of Gold fossicking – panning,

cradles etc. Prepare an information report on one method Worksheet 4A Create a 3D illustration Use a dictionary to locate the meaning of gold mining related

words Worksheet 4B Work out how much the gold nuggets are worth in today’s

market Worksheet 4CExtension

Create a diorama or model of gold mining /fossicking equipment. Task 4A

Create a find a word of Gold words Task 4BTask 5 Eureka Stockade

Locate information about the Eureka stockade Re-create the events in a story board Worksheet 5A Write how you would have changed the licensing system Design and make a different Eureka Flag Worksheet 5B

Extension Make a Gold license Task 5A Design and make a diorama/ model of the Eureka stockade

Task 5B

Task 6 Bushrangers and the Law Identify bushrangers that may have roamed Victoria at the

time of the Gold Rushes Complete a biography on a bushranger of the Gold rush era

Worksheet 6Extension

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UK: Ph: 01454 324 222 Fax: 01454 325 222USA: Ph: 1 800 665 4121 Fax: 1 800 665 2909 New

Zealand: Combined Phone and Fax: 09 478 4540

ACN 002 009 618

Look at the Law in the Gold Fields. Write a viewpoint on What if there weren’t any laws? Everyone to themselves – as the Police were never around. Task 6A

Task 7 Transport and Buildings and PeopleResearch the available transport of the time

Draw illustrations of the transport with captions Task 7A Provide your opinion on what it would have been like to travel

long distances with poor road conditions.Research Buildings of the time

Draw detailed illustration of street scenes the 1850 Task 7B Add captions of building materials etc

Research the clothing of the time draw clothing of the Australian and Chinese diggers attach to

cardboard models Task 7C

Task 8 Gold Today Research information on Gold Mining locations and methods

today Task 8A Compare equipment and technology with those of the past

Task 8B Choose a location of Gold mining anywhere in world today and

research the location. Task 8C Prepare a job application for a job stating why you would like

to work there and your expectations. Task 8DTask 9 Gold Gold Gold

Have gold shown to class – specks, small pieces or dust or Visit websites that explain facts about Gold production After browsing through Jewelry catalogues, design gold jewelry

using gold metallic pens on black paper Task 9Extension

Listen to songs with Gold theme – What is the message? Show jewelry designs at assembly with music playing – and

messages on placards.Task 10 End of an Era

Interview a member of the Historical Society about historical issues Task 10A Create a board game with Gold Rush theme Or Create and Play Gold

Trivia Or Create and play Gold Bingo Or Create and Play Celebrity Heads using Bushrangers or Famous names of the Gold rush era Task 10 B

EvaluationConduct a debate on a topical issue from the unit

Write an personal reflection on the Gold unit

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WORKSHEETS

ANSWER PAGES

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EXAMPLES

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Gold Fast Facts Task 1Teacher Information Sheet

Students to ‘skim and scan’ encyclopedia and non fiction books to locate as many ‘fast’ facts as possible on Gold.Here are some examples

GOLD IS ……………………….. A precious metal A beautiful yellow colour A conductor of electricity A sign of wealth A popular treasure for pirates Able to melt at 1063 degrees Celsius Alluvial meaning it is deposited in sand by flowing water Comes naturally in nuggets Ductile (easily stretched) - approximately 30 grams can be stretched to 1km Found by mining or panning Found in Egyptian tombs as jewellery and ornaments Found in quartz rocks Found in rivers Found in seawater Found in South Africa, Russia, Australia, Canada, USA and Italy Found underground in mines From the old English word ‘Geolu’ meaning yellow Good for jewellery particularly rings, bracelets and necklaces Highly reflective Kept in Banks in ingots which are gold bars Known as 18 carats when 18 parts of gold are mixed with 6 parts silver Known as 24 carats when it is in its pure form Known as 9 carats when 9 carats of gold is mixed with 15 parts silver Known by the Chemical symbol AU Malleable (easily shaped) Manufactured in bar weighs that weigh 200kg Mixed with other metals to make gold jeweler Much heavier than water Placed inside your body or mouth Popular as filling for teeth in many countries

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Quite scarce Rust resistant, doesn’t corrode or tarnish Seven times heavier than a piece of rock the same size Shiny and gives a metallic glow So thin that 367,000 leafs would make a pile 2.5cm high Softest of metals but extremely dense Unaffected by air, moisture and most solvents Used as currency – both in the past and in some countries today Used as medicine as radioisotopes in treating cancer Used in anti-missile detectors Used in space exploration Used in technology to tint windows Used in making computer chips Used on temple roofs in Thailand and India Usually mixed with silver when making jewellery Very soft in it’s pure form of 24 carats Very valuable Was moulded into the world's most expensive toilet Was one of the first known metals What myths say Midas turned things into with his touch Why the Gold Rushes were experienced in Australia & California

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Gold Fast Facts Task 1

‘Skim and scan’ encyclopaedias and non fiction books to locate as many ‘fast’ facts as possible on Gold.

GOLD IS ………………………..

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Name _____________________Outcomes S3.4: WM3.3: CCS3.1 Worksheet 2

GOLD: WHERE THEY FOUND IT !The following town names were places where gold was found. Find the place in the atlas and put a dot with the corresponding name next to it on the map of Australia.

(Do this in pencil) You may wish to locate information about these towns

NSW QLD VIC NT WA TASHill End Gympie Ballarat Pine Creek Hall’s

CreekLefroy

Bathurst Mt Morgan Castlemaine

Tennant Creek

Mt Margaret

Fingal

Parkes Charters Towers

Bendigo The Granites

Kalgoorlie Pieman River

Gulgong Palmer River

Dunolly Coolgardie Mt Lyell

Kiandra Coen Maryborough

Southern Cross

Cobar Walhalla Murchinson

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GOLD Timeline Task 3Outcome M3.7

Teacher Information1823 James McBrien found gold particles near Fish River, NSW 1840 Count Paul de Strzelecki found gold in the Australian Alps. 1841 Rev W. B.Clarke found gold near Hartley, NSW 1848 William Smith found gold at Yorky's Corner near Bathurst and showed it to the

colonial secretary of NSW.1849 People are lured to the Californian goldfields 1849 January: More than 1000 grams of gold was found at Glenmona station, 160 kms

northwest of Melbourne but troopers dispersed men who came to fossick.1850 March: William Campbell found gold at Clunes, Victoria. The discovery was

concealed.1851 February: Edward Hammond Hargraves and John Lister found specks of gold in

Lewis Ponds Creek, NSW. Hargraves showed Lister and William Tom how to construct a cradle. Then left the fields.

1851 April: Lister and Tom found payable gold at what was later called Ophir and sold it to Hargraves. Hargraves claimed for himself the reward for the discovery of gold.

1851 May: 300 men prospecting at Ophir - The first goldrush in NSW broke out.1851 June: The need to have a license to dig for gold proclaimed by the NSW

government. June 1851Gold discovered in Turon Valley north of Bathurst. Near Hill End, and Sofala.

1851 June: Hargraves was paid 500 pounds by the NSW government as the discoverer of gold in payable quantities

1851 July..Christopher Peters found a nugget of gold on a sheep station 65 kms north of Ballarat. By end of the year a goldfield was established there

1851 July Gold found at Clunes, Victoria. First gold rush began1851 July The first great 'nugget' found near Louise Creek, 80 Kilometres north of

Bathurst. It weighed 75 kilograms1851 August Buninyong and Ballarat Gold Rush A gold license system set up in Victoria

- 30 shilling a month1851 August: Angry meetings were held by miners on many goldfields to condemn the

licence system. August 185 1: Gold found at Ballarat's Golden Point1851 October: men from Melbourne deserted to the Mt. Alexander goldfield to be joined

by men from other states. 1851 November Meeting of 2000 to 3000 miners at Sofala to demand reduction of

licence fee. 1851 December: Gold found at Bendigo1852 30,000 adult males on Victorian goldfields1852 December: NSW passed law to enforce that all aliens had to pay double for gold

licence (60 shillings) and all people on goldfields had to pay it including traders, and publicans.

1853 Licence reduced to 11 monthly and to 8/ in Bendigo after digger unrest. Rewards granted to the discoverers of gold in Victoria. Gold commission established.

1853 June: The Anti Gold Licence Association was formed.1853 October: In NSW gold licence reduced to 10 shillings and only diggers had to pay1854 Grievances against licence system and agitation for miner's political rights

increased. Riots on the Ballarat goldfields, resulting in the miner's rebellion at Eureka Stockade on 3 December.

1854 January: Cobb and Co established a coach firm running between many of the goldfields

1854 July: Gold found in Mt Magnet area of Western Australia1854 September Licence inspections increased1854 November Ballarat Reform League formed to protest Licence system1854 December: 3,400 hundred police and troops raided the Eureka stockade. 5

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soldiers and 30 diggers killed. 1855 Report by Victorian Goldfields Royal Commission. Goldfields Commission

abolished and wardens established in their place. Local courts set up. Licence replaced by a Miner's Right costing 1 pound a year and entitling the holder to vote.

1856 All colonies (except WA) draw up constitutions and prepare for self government. Deep leads discovered at Ballarat. Maximum gold yields on the Victorian goldfields.

1857 Victorians receive manhood suffrage and vote by ballot. Anti Chinese riots on the Ovens Valley goldfields and at Ararat.

1858 NSW introduces manhood suffrage and vote by ballot. SA also passes anti Chinese legislation. found in Ballarat. One million people in the colonies. Probably a quarter of Victorian miners were Chinese.

1858 June: The 'Welcome' nugget was found near Ballarat. It weighed (2,217oz , 62 kg)1859 Queensland proclaimed a separate colony and receives responsible government.1860 Kiandra (NSW) goldfields discovered.1861 Anti Chinese riots at Burrangong goldfields near Lambing Flat. Anti Chinese

Restriction Act is passed in NSW. Rush to Forbes, NSW. Rush to the Otage goldfields in New Zealand

1867 Gold discovered at Gympie in Queensland1869 "Welcome Stranger' gold nugget (2,284 oz, 64.5 kg) found in Victoria.1871 Gold found at Pine Creek, NT1872 Charters Towers goldfields in Queensland is officially proclaimed.1873 Palmer River Goldfield, Old, proclaimed.1874 Gold found Queensland outstripped NSW. SA permits miners Chinese miners to

enter NT goldfields after demands by big companies.1877 Chinese Restriction Act passed in Queensland to prevent Chinese working the

goldfields.1879 Chinese outnumber Europeans on the NT goldfields by about 7:11881 Further restrictions on Chinese passed in NSW and a poll tax of 10 imposed.1882 Gold found near Cossack, WA and at Mt Morgan, Old.1883 Silver found at Broken Hill, NSW1886 Gold and copper found at Mt. Lyall, Tasmania. Chinese in NT forbidden from

working on new goldfields for 2 years after discovery, unless they were the discoverers.

1888 Inter Colonial Conference on Chinese immigrants. NSW passes more restrictive legislation directed against the Chinese.

1892 Gold discovered at Coolgardie, WA and many people from the Eastern states join the rush.

1893 The "Golden Mile" of Kalgoorlie discovered.

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Name __________________

Outcomes CCS3.1: N3.5 : S3.5Worksheet 3

POPULATION EXPLOSION The population exploded with each gold rush. In the 1850s alone, Australia's population trebled to 1. 1 million. The isolated colony, with a population of 39,000 in 1886, was teeming with 138,000 people a decade

Economically, Australia found its feet on top of the instant wealth of gold exports, as finds dwindled. A flood of immigrants turned to other trades and with the growing labour force and primary industries boomed.

The huge volume of traffic heading for the goldfields forced improvements in roads and communication which in turn opened fresh supply routes to aid struggling farm settlements, Following swiftly were the first railroads in Victoria in 1854 and then in New South Wales the following year.

Politically, gold and its followers had clout. The influx of settlers hastened democratic self-government while in later years, former diggers swelled the ranks of the

manufacturing sector, swiftly developing the strength of the trade union movement

InstructionsCreate a Graph (Using excel) that shows the difference between

population in December 1851 and December 1861 in all the states

States December 1851 December 1861

VICTORIA 97489 539764

NEW SOUTH WALES 197265 357362

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 66538 130812

TASMANIA 69187 89908

QUEENSLAND INCLUDED IN NSW 34367

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 7186 15936

AUSTRALIA 437665 1168149

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Information Report ExampleThe Gold Mining Method of the Sluice Box

Definition:The cradle is a wooden strainer or box like structure for washing rocks and dirt thatcontain gold.Facts about the method of mining:The dirt was put into the top tray, and then rocked vigorously. The water was then added. The slurry would be washed out at the bottom. The gold would be left behind.Facts about how this method affected the people:People had to work together and co operate with each other. It was hard work and people got blisters on their hands and got very tired.Facts about how this method affected the ‘goldrush’It made searching for gold easier for the diggers than panning as it was a faster method Other interesting information: You can still find gold in creeks – panning and cradling can still be done todayIllustration or Diagram

Illustration or Diagram

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Name_________Outcomes: WS3.9: CCS3.1 Worksheet 4A

Information Report

The gold mining method of ______________

Definition:

Facts about the method of mining:

Facts about how this method affected the people:

Facts about how this method affected the ‘goldrush’

Other interesting information:

Illustration or Diagram

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Name________________Outcome: RS3.6 Worksheet 4B

GOLD WORDSDefinitions may vary – remember that they are to relate to Gold or the

Gold era.Locate meanings of these words in the dictionary.

Diggings

Diggers

Clearing

Quartz

Clay

Cradles

Windlasses

Shanty

Bullocks

Condamine bell

Mine shafts

Bushranger

Sovereign

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Name ___________________Outcomes: WM3.2: N3.4

Worksheet 4CGolden Nuggets….What they are worth today.

Use current value of gold from internet/ newspaper to calculate the value of these gold nuggets.

Nugget Discovered

Weight (oz) Found at

Value today @$ ________per oz

Canadian 1853 1,319 BallaratSarah sands 1853 1,117 BallaratLady Hotham 1854 1,177 BallaratMaryborough 1855 1,034 MaryboroughHeron 1855 1,008 Fryer's creekBlanche Barkly 1857 1,743 KingowerBurrandong Nugget

1858 1,286 Lambing flat

Welcome 1858 2,217 BallaratCurtis Nugget 1867 975 GympieWelcome Stranger

1869 2,520 Dunolly

Viscount Canterbury

1870 1,114 Dunolly

Viscountess Canterbury

1870 912 Kangderaar

Precious 1871 1,717 DunollyBig Ben 1894 850 LondonderryPoseidon 1906 953 TarnagullaThe Golden Eagle 1931 1,135 Larkinville

The Hand of Faith: Found by Kevin Hillier on the 26th. September 1980 at Kingower in the Golden Triangle. Weighing 961oz (27.2 kg.) The nugget is the largest ever found with a metal detector and is the largest Gold Nugget in existence in the world today. It was sold to the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas USA for the reported sum of one million dollars Australian and is now on display at the casino.

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Name_________________

Outcomes: CCS3.1: ENS3.6: WS3.9 Worksheet 5AStory Board of the Eureka Stockade1 2 3

4 5 6

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Name___________Outcome: VAS3.2 Worksheet 5B

Eureka Flag

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Name _____________ Worksheet 6Information Sheet

Biography of a Bushranger during the Gold Rush eraYour Task: To select an Australian bushranger during the gold rush era search for information on this bushranger and write a short biography on his life.Visit the web site http://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/goldrush.htmhttp://scs.une.edu.au/Bushrangers/home.htm

Researching Bushrangers:Biographies - A biography tells the story of a person' life. It usually includes:

their name their early life (where they were born, some family details and information about

their childhood, if they married)] their own family (if they married, where they lived) their achievements (their work, other things they are remembered for, any

obstacles they overcame, any awards or records) their death (when and how they died).

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GOLD CREATIVE ART WORKSOutcome:VAS3.2

Teacher InformationGOLD LICENCE Task 5A

Create a Gold Licence by finding a sample diagram of photograph in a book or internet resource. Carefully copy the wording and style of writing. Insert your name and details. After completion of writing you may wish to stain the document with a wet tea bag and crumple it to make it look old.

EUREKA STOCKADE Task 5BLocate illustrations and diagrams, footage and photographs of the

Eureka Stockade. Attempt to re-create the scene by use of a Diorama or 3D model. Use any available material that lends itself to making tents,

shafts, and the general environment of the era.

CLOTHING Task 7

Draw illustrations of the digger’s clothes both Australian and the Chinese– cut out the paper clothes and attach to cardboard models. Include hair,

hats, boots and shoes. Display in classroom.

GOLD JEWELLERY Task 9Using a Jewellers sales brochure or magazine advertisements, design jewellery using

gold metallic pens on black paper. Any stones such as diamonds can be added using solver pen, rubbers using metallic pink, emeralds using metallic green, When finished mount on to white A4 paper and show at assembly. For something

different add a dollar value!

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