Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook

LESSON IDEAS

LIFE ONBOARD THE ENDEAVOUR

Split students into groups and assign topic relevant to the ENDEAVOUR

CAST AND CREW IN JAMES COOKS LIFE

Who helped him on his journey? Who were his followers? Who were his enemies?

JAMES COOK AND HIS EARLY LIFE

Where was he born? Who did he marry? Did he have any children?

INTERACTIVE TIMELINE SOFTWARE

Tiki-Toki or Dipity

HMAS Endeavour

Who was onboard

Mapping the Transit of Venus

Shipping and Cargo

Voyage of Discovery

VOYAGES (3)

TAHITI

HMAS ENDEAVOUR

VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

HAWAII

DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA

PRESENTATION

DIPITY

TIKI-TOKI

PREZI

Add and Share Users

MINDOMO

MYURL.AL

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

Year 5/6 History & Social Studies ACARA

Australia As A Nation: Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia and the reasons they migrated, such as World War II and Australian migration programs since the war. ACHHK115

Exploring individual narratives using primary sources (for example letters, documents and historical objects); interviewing and recording an oral history; dramatising the journey and circumstances of arrival based on the sources.

Describing cultural practices related to family life, beliefs and customs of newly-arrived migrant groups and comparing these with those of the communities in which they settled within Australia.

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

Photos/ Images

Podcasts

Journal Articles

WebQuests

Diary Excerpts

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM

STUDENT CENTERED

INQUIRY APPROACH

BASED THEORY