Diocese of Lismore
ICT Activities for the Primary Curriculum
Stage 3
Human Society & Its Environment

 Gold


Suggested Activities
Basic Operations &  Concepts
Word Processing
Graphics
Multimedia
Internet
Email
Spread- sheets
Database
Social & Ethical Implications
Learning Sequence 1 – Construct a flow chart using Word showing major global events related to gold discovery and use.

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Learning Sequence 2 – Use a refine internet search to research an event or places of interest during the Gold Rush era
Bookmark  appropriate sites
Learning Sequence 2 and 3 – Find statistical data on patterns of immigration during the Gold rush era.


 


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Learning Sequence 2 and 3 – Using statistical data from your research choose an appropriate graph to represent the increase in population based upon migration patterns.





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Learning Sequence 4 – Establish in excel a database on aspects of life in the goldfields such as transport, food supplies, housing, medical conditions.





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