***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft Word documents can also be saved as Google Docs and used in Google or other digital classrooms
 
***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft PowerPoint files can also be saved as Google Slides and used in Google or other digital classrooms
 
This unit can be downloaded as individual lessons, or as a unit bundle at a discount. This download includes part 1, 2, 3, & 4 of the unit described below…
 
The entire unit includes 120 rich, interactive slides and 5 pages of detailed structured notes. Graphic organizers, links to videos, text, images and more are built into the lesson. Enjoy!
 
Part 1 – Geography (35 slides and 1 blank map) - Students follow along to identify political and geographic features on a blank map of Australia. Follow-along PowerPoint AND blank Australia map handout is provided…
 
Part 2 – Pre-Colonization (23 slides and 1 page of structured notes and questions) - Students use guided notes to follow along and learn about the history and culture of Indigenous Australians (Aborigines / Aboriginal peoples) as well as the Torres Strait Islanders…
 
Part 3 – British Colonization (34 slides and one page of structured notes and questions) - Students use guided notes to learn about the first penal colonies, about free colonies, gold rushes, immigration and more in Australia’s colonial period…
 
Part 4 – Australia as a Nation (28 slides and 2 pages of structured notes and questions) - Students use guided notes to learn about the process of federation, the structure of the federal government, influences from England and the U.S., famous Australians, human rights issues and more…