Description
Worksheet Activities:
1. Students must recall the colours and symbols used in the Australian flag. They will colour in a template and list parts of the flag (Union Jack, Commonwealth Star, 5 stars of the Pleiades)
2. Students design their own flags that represent modern day Australia. They must explain their colour choices and symbols used.
3. Edmund Barton Questions Worksheet- Student’s apply their knowledge from the informational slides to answer questions about Sir Edmund Barton and his time in Parliament as Australia’s first Prime Minister.
4. Edmund Barton Biography Worksheet- Fill in Sir Barton’s personal biography that documents his beliefs, occupations, place and country of birth, significant events, birth/death dates and fun facts!
Key inquiry questions that students will learn about:
- Who was Sir Edmund Barton?
- What is a tariff?
- What is federation?
- Australia’s transformation post-federation from 1901- 1931
- Sir Edmund Bartons contribution to federation in Australia
- The official Australian flag and final design in 1901
- A dominant ‘white Australia’ and the Immigration Restriction Act.
- Important events during Sir Edmund Barton’s leadership from 1901-1903
- BONUS: 12 reflection questions at the end of PowerPoint to test knowledge