Web Links
Below are some links to use on the Internet. There are lots more available when you keep searching. Be careful using the websites and be sure that the information you find is true and is about the First Fleet and convicts. Use the Website Evaluation Checklist to help you choose the best websites to use. Write down any problems you have and let your teacher know.
A Convict Story
http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/13651/
Find out WHO the first Australians were, WHY the convicts came to Australia, WHAT life was like for an early settler. Complete the activities and quiz to test your knowledge of convicts.
http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/13651/
Find out WHO the first Australians were, WHY the convicts came to Australia, WHAT life was like for an early settler. Complete the activities and quiz to test your knowledge of convicts.
State Library of NSW – Discover Collections
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/terra_australis/firstfleet.html
Lots of information about the First Fleet’s journey to Australia.
Click on the map to see the way the ships sailed from England to Australia in 1788.
Follow this link to read stories about the First Fleet
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/terra_australis/firstfleet.html
Lots of information about the First Fleet’s journey to Australia.
Click on the map to see the way the ships sailed from England to Australia in 1788.
Follow this link to read stories about the First Fleet
First Australians - SBS
http://www.programs.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/content/#/search/
Watch mini clips about Bennelong, Barangaroo, and when the First Fleet arrived.
Ask for help to get you started.
The mini clip titles are;
* Terrible Hard Biscuits Bungaree
* European Observers
* The first Fleet
* Barangaroo
* Convicts
http://www.programs.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/content/#/search/
Watch mini clips about Bennelong, Barangaroo, and when the First Fleet arrived.
Ask for help to get you started.
The mini clip titles are;
* Terrible Hard Biscuits Bungaree
* European Observers
* The first Fleet
* Barangaroo
* Convicts
First Fleet 1788 – You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bD933tBZvQ
A 10 minute clip about the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
Listen carefully to the information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bD933tBZvQ
A 10 minute clip about the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
Listen carefully to the information.
I Am Australian – You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjkrjYitgeA&feature=related
Sing a long if you know the words. We will be singing this at assembly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjkrjYitgeA&feature=related
Sing a long if you know the words. We will be singing this at assembly.
Ships of the First Fleet
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~firstff/ships.htm
Information about the ships that made up the First Fleet.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~firstff/ships.htm
Information about the ships that made up the First Fleet.
Convicts in Australia
http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/other-subjects-and-projects/history/convicts-in-australia
Information about convicts in Australia. Click the button to have the information read to you.
Watch the video about convicts.
http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/other-subjects-and-projects/history/convicts-in-australia
Information about convicts in Australia. Click the button to have the information read to you.
Watch the video about convicts.
A Day In The Life Of A Convict
http://www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/kids_fact_sheets/a_day_in_the_life_of_a_convict
Find out about what convicts wore, what they did during the day, and their entertainment.
http://www.hht.net.au/discover/highlights/kids_fact_sheets/a_day_in_the_life_of_a_convict
Find out about what convicts wore, what they did during the day, and their entertainment.
Search Engine
www.google.com.au
Search terms to use include;
First Fleet 1788
British colonisation
Penal colonies
Convicts
First Fleet to Australia
Sydney Cove 1788
If you would like to find out more about the crimes of the convicts, go to these links;
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/stories.html
http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/s_ratio.auns.htm
http://www.historyaustralia.org/ifhaa/bios/edwardpugh.htm
www.google.com.au
Search terms to use include;
First Fleet 1788
British colonisation
Penal colonies
Convicts
First Fleet to Australia
Sydney Cove 1788
If you would like to find out more about the crimes of the convicts, go to these links;
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/stories.html
http://firstfleet.uow.edu.au/s_ratio.auns.htm
http://www.historyaustralia.org/ifhaa/bios/edwardpugh.htm