The Story of Australia
Now available on 4 CD-ROMs
1. A Slow Awakening - The great south land and the "accidental" visits of the Dutch, Tasman and Van Diemen's Land, Captain Cook and the Endeavour.
2. The First Fleet - The American war and the need for new convict settlements, promise of new profits, Phillip and the first fleet.
4. The Reign of Rum - Soldiers and the New South Wales Corp, Major Grose and the Rum trade, Macarthur, Governor King, Governor Bligh and the "Rum" Corps, Macquarie and the re-establishment of law and order.
The Story of Australia Part 2
1. The Macquarie Years - Progress, Blaxland, Greenway, Cox and
Evans, Crossing the Blue Mountains, emancipists and exclusives, Marsden,
Macarthur and Bigge, resignation.
2. The Early Explorers - Oxley, Hume and Hovell, southern rivers,
Governor Darling, Cunningham, Sturt and Mitchell.
4. The New Colonies - Immigration, Van Diemen's Land, Hobart and Launceston, bushrangers, the Hentys, Batman and Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, the Swan River Colony, Light and Adelaide.
The Story of Australia
Part 3
1. The Great Gold Rush - Hargreaves and the Bathurst strike, Ballarat
and Bendigo, Cobb and Co., the diggers, Peter Lalor and Eureka Stockade.
2. The Bushrangers - Escaped convicts, gold bandits, Ben Hall and
Johnny Gilbert, Ned Kelly.
3. The Inland Explorers - Edward John Eyre, Charles Sturt, Leichhardt, John McDouall Stuart, Burke and Wills, the Forrest Brothers, Giles.
4. Federation - Tariffs, depression, Labour movement, Parkes, Barton, Nationhood.
The Story of Australia Part 4
1. The Innocent Years - Australia following Federation, White
Australia Policy, the Kanakas, automobiles and aircraft, sport and recreation,
the capital city controversy.
2. The Anzacs - War breaks out in Europe, Australia rallies to
England's aid, early enthusiasm and enlistment, first contingent, the
"Emden" sunk, Gallipoli, conscription debate, Middle East campaign,
The French trenches, armistice and evaluation.
3. The Great Depression - Australia between the wars, first flight from Europe, Birth of Qantas, the Flying Doctor Service, Kingsford Smith, Hughes and Bruce, depression, unemployment, recovery and the spectre of war.
4. The Second World War - German invasion of Poland and Australia's entry, Curtin's rise to power, Japanese invasion, MacArthur, American alliance, the Rats of Tobruk, the invasion of Australia, the Kokoda Trail, Curtin's death, hostilities end.
The 16 parts of the program are on 4 CD-ROMs for Windows and Macintosh computers and can be purchased individually. Also available on Video.
The narration and drawings ensure the success of the program in arousing and sustaining student's interest in the history of their country.
Teachers' guides and lesson Plans have been prepared for each
part. Objectives:
Stated in behavioural terms and indicating what students' can be expected
to do after completing the unit.
Rationale:
Stated so that teachers can appreciate the significance of the unit in
the total social studies program.
Pre-viewing Suggestions:
Stated so that students can appreciate what they are about to hear and
see.
Review Sheet:
A sheet which directs the student's attention to the essential elements
of the unit and enhances their learning skill.
Follow-up Activities:
A sheet of suggested activities which will reinforce what has been learnt
about the topic.
Interactive Review:
Each unit has an interactive review which reinforces the student's comprehension.
The student progresses through the review by clicking on the correct answer
to each question as it is presented. If an incorrect answer is clicked,
the program replays the section of the movie from which the correct answer
can then be determined, then re-presents the question to the students.
A certificate of completion is presented for the students to enter their
name when they finish the review. The certificate can be printed out as
a record of their having successfully completed the review.