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History now : 4 : first contacts / John Barwick and Lauren O'Brien.
About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "The diversity and longevity of Australia's first peoples and the ways Aboriginals and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the implications for their daily lives; The journeys of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts; Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival; The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, families and the environment." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past. About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "The diversity and longevity of Australia's first peoples and the ways Aboriginals and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the implications for their daily lives; The journeys of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts; Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival; The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, families and the environment." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past.