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This webquest is for Year 6 students studying Human Society & Its Environment (HSIE) in a NSW primary school. This webquest will take three lessons to cover.

The syllabus outcomes for these lessons are:

**Outcome** CCS3.1 - Explains the significance of particular people, groups, places, actions and events in the past in developing Australian identities and heritage.

**Outcome** TS3.1Communicates effectively for a range of purposes and with a variety of audiences to express well-developed, well-organised ideas dealing with more challenging topics
 * Indicator**
 * //describes some aspects of colonial exploration and expansion and the impact these had on all Australians//

** Indicators **
 * listens to and gives detailed descriptions of a range of settings, people, places, objects
 * listens to longer recounts including objective and historical recounts
 * rehearses and tells a story to peers or younger children using approaches designed to engage the listener

** Outcome ** TS3.2Interacts productively and with autonomy in pairs and groups of various sizes and composition, uses effective oral presentation skills and strategies and listens attentively.

> speaks with clarity and uses appropriate intonation, volume and pauses when presenting
 * Indicators **
 * uses a variety of ways to seek relevant information
 * uses group interaction strategies to work collaboratively
 * uses gesture, posture, facial expression, tone of voice, pace of speaking to engage the interest of an audience as culturally appropriate
 * prepares a spoken presentation considering the needs of a familiar audience such as predicting questions and planning answers, eg preparing a case for or against an argument

Before begining the lesson, make sure that you are familar with what is happening in each part of the lesson and that the resources are prepared before so that the lesson flows.
 * Other information **