Australia Economics, Technology, Science and Communications Time Line
Find 5-6 dates of events in Australia's modern history that have to do with one of the following topics: technology, economics, communication, or science.
Create a time line on a blank word document. Change the paper to horizontal/ landscape.Create a table four rows and at least 6 columns- 1 column for each of the dates that you have.
Put all the dates in order with the oldest date first and most recent date last.The top row is for pictures you will cut and paste into the time line.
The dates go in the second row of the table.
The details should be written in complete thoughts and go in the 3rd row box below the date it relates to.Be sure to put the sentences into your own words.Be sure to check spelling, grammar, capitals, punctuation, and accuracy of the historical fact.
The source of the picture and info. on the invention go in the box in the 4th row.
Put a title at the top of the page telling the topic you chose and Australia.Example: Time Line of Inventions in Australia's History by (Your Name)
Time line Writing Activity
You will use the time line of Science, Technology, Transportation, and Economics that you created to write a letter to your family or friends back home telling them what you saw when you visited the Australian Museum of History and Science.
Open your letter with an appropriate greeting
You will write the first paragraph 5-6 sentences -telling how you got to Australia and why you are there.Give your name/personal information.
You will tell them that you are visiting the Australian Museum of History and Science.
You could say that you expect to see many inventions and wonders from Australia's past.
You could say that these inventions, exhibits etc. changed the life of the people of Australia for the better.
Your second paragraph- 6-7 sentences- will tell about the first 3 of the items in your time line. Be sure to name and describe each one.
Tell how it changed the lives of the people of Australia. Use facts and details.
Your third paragraph- 6-7 sentences -should tell about the last 2 items of your time line. Be sure to describe them.Tell how it changed the lives of the people of Australia. Use facts and details.
You should end the letter in a 4th paragraph- 5-6 sentences- a couple of lines telling how much you enjoyed your tour.You could say how you will share the photos you took when you return home.
End your letter with a nice closing and your signature
REMINDERS:Be sure to use proper form for a friendly letter and proper paragraph form.
Check your work for spelling, grammar, capitals, punctuation etc.
Have your materials in class and work on it in class. Write a rough draft.
Your final copy should be neatly written in cursive in ink or neatly typed.
Sample Letter
(goes on the right side of the letter) July 6, 2016
Dear Frankie,
(indent) Hi, best friend! I am in Sydney Australia where I am visiting distant cousins. It took 14 hours to get here. I was so excited to be off the plane! I am having a terrific time visiting with my family. We've seen so many things like the Sydney Opera House and the waterfront. The most fascinating place I visited was the Australia Museum of Inventions. We spent the whole day there because it was raining. Let me tell you about some of the inventions that I saw.
(indent) The first room had inventions from long ago. There were musical instruments. One instrument is called a didgeridoo. The natives buried a eucalyptus branch near a termite mound. The termites hollowed it out so that the natives could carve it into a flute. Our tour guide even played one for us. It was nothing like any instrument I ever heard before! Another neat instrument was a Higaloo drum created in 1660 by Jeremiah Higaloo who was an English colonists. He stretched a kangaroo hide over a large eucalyptus trunk. It sounds just like the drums we have at home! They had some neat modern inventions, too.
(indent) Some of the inventions we saw that were created in the 19th century made daily life easier for the people of Australia. Jimmy Harrison invented the first practical refrigerator in 1856. This allowed people to keep food from spoiling in the heat. There was a neat clothesline called the hills hoist that was invented by Lance Hill in 1945. It spun so that the person hanging the laundry outside in the sun did not have to walk around it to put clothes up or take them down. The neatest invention was the splayed that is a combination fork and spoon. It looks just like the ones we use when our fifth grade class eats lunch in the cafeteria. It was made by Will McArthur in 1945. Today they are made of plastic. People did not need to have both a fork and a spoon to eat.
(indent) There are so many other inventions that I will tell you about when I get home. I took lots of neat photos to share with the class, too! I can't wait to show and tell all about the things that I saw on my trip to Australia! I wish I could bring a koala bear or a kangaroo home with me, but that is against the law! I will see you in two weeks! Enjoy the rest of your summer!
(goes on the right side of the letter) Your best friend,
(goes on the right side of the letter) Tommy V.
Find 5-6 dates of events in Australia's modern history that have to do with one of the following topics: technology, economics, communication, or science.
Create a time line on a blank word document. Change the paper to horizontal/ landscape.Create a table four rows and at least 6 columns- 1 column for each of the dates that you have.
Put all the dates in order with the oldest date first and most recent date last.The top row is for pictures you will cut and paste into the time line.
The dates go in the second row of the table.
The details should be written in complete thoughts and go in the 3rd row box below the date it relates to.Be sure to put the sentences into your own words.Be sure to check spelling, grammar, capitals, punctuation, and accuracy of the historical fact.
The source of the picture and info. on the invention go in the box in the 4th row.
Put a title at the top of the page telling the topic you chose and Australia.Example: Time Line of Inventions in Australia's History by (Your Name)
Time line Writing Activity
You will use the time line of Science, Technology, Transportation, and Economics that you created to write a letter to your family or friends back home telling them what you saw when you visited the Australian Museum of History and Science.
Open your letter with an appropriate greeting
You will write the first paragraph 5-6 sentences -telling how you got to Australia and why you are there.Give your name/personal information.
You will tell them that you are visiting the Australian Museum of History and Science.
You could say that you expect to see many inventions and wonders from Australia's past.
You could say that these inventions, exhibits etc. changed the life of the people of Australia for the better.
Your second paragraph- 6-7 sentences- will tell about the first 3 of the items in your time line. Be sure to name and describe each one.
Tell how it changed the lives of the people of Australia. Use facts and details.
Your third paragraph- 6-7 sentences -should tell about the last 2 items of your time line. Be sure to describe them.Tell how it changed the lives of the people of Australia. Use facts and details.
You should end the letter in a 4th paragraph- 5-6 sentences- a couple of lines telling how much you enjoyed your tour.You could say how you will share the photos you took when you return home.
End your letter with a nice closing and your signature
REMINDERS:Be sure to use proper form for a friendly letter and proper paragraph form.
Check your work for spelling, grammar, capitals, punctuation etc.
Have your materials in class and work on it in class. Write a rough draft.
Your final copy should be neatly written in cursive in ink or neatly typed.
Sample Letter
(goes on the right side of the letter) July 6, 2016
Dear Frankie,
(indent) Hi, best friend! I am in Sydney Australia where I am visiting distant cousins. It took 14 hours to get here. I was so excited to be off the plane! I am having a terrific time visiting with my family. We've seen so many things like the Sydney Opera House and the waterfront. The most fascinating place I visited was the Australia Museum of Inventions. We spent the whole day there because it was raining. Let me tell you about some of the inventions that I saw.
(indent) The first room had inventions from long ago. There were musical instruments. One instrument is called a didgeridoo. The natives buried a eucalyptus branch near a termite mound. The termites hollowed it out so that the natives could carve it into a flute. Our tour guide even played one for us. It was nothing like any instrument I ever heard before! Another neat instrument was a Higaloo drum created in 1660 by Jeremiah Higaloo who was an English colonists. He stretched a kangaroo hide over a large eucalyptus trunk. It sounds just like the drums we have at home! They had some neat modern inventions, too.
(indent) Some of the inventions we saw that were created in the 19th century made daily life easier for the people of Australia. Jimmy Harrison invented the first practical refrigerator in 1856. This allowed people to keep food from spoiling in the heat. There was a neat clothesline called the hills hoist that was invented by Lance Hill in 1945. It spun so that the person hanging the laundry outside in the sun did not have to walk around it to put clothes up or take them down. The neatest invention was the splayed that is a combination fork and spoon. It looks just like the ones we use when our fifth grade class eats lunch in the cafeteria. It was made by Will McArthur in 1945. Today they are made of plastic. People did not need to have both a fork and a spoon to eat.
(indent) There are so many other inventions that I will tell you about when I get home. I took lots of neat photos to share with the class, too! I can't wait to show and tell all about the things that I saw on my trip to Australia! I wish I could bring a koala bear or a kangaroo home with me, but that is against the law! I will see you in two weeks! Enjoy the rest of your summer!
(goes on the right side of the letter) Your best friend,
(goes on the right side of the letter) Tommy V.
