Homeschool Australian History Graphic Organizers

Looking for a comprehensive no prep and engaging middle school and high school grade IT activity and worksheet activity to boost history student knowledge and understanding on WW1. This ready-to-use worksheet for iOS/Android app ro webpage links is your solution. This has been massively updated and improved from the earlier version.

Using the app developed by the ABC Australia. Students use the app (Website if not accessible) to compete a summary of the selected battle. The students then share their findings to allow the entire pro forma to be completed or extend the task to research each individually.

The activity includes;

• 7 page editable slide deck to introduce the topic
• A3 2 pages activity sheet
• Rich task ti collect and analysis and reflect on findings
• In task links to digital resources Webpages (If your not using the App)

The activities included on the provided Australian First World War Battles: Immersive Battle Experience worksheets are as follows:

1.Links to Resources: Students can access multimedia content through QR codes or direct web links to enrich their learning experience about the battles.

2. Battle-Focused Questions: For each battle (Fromelles, Pozieres, Polygon Wood, 1st Passchendaele, and Beersheba), students answer specific questions such as:

- The objective of the battle.

- Significant geography/topography of the battlefield.

- Allied forces involved.

- The Australian commander during the battle.

- Defenses facing Australians.

- Significance of the battle in the context of the war.

- Whether the objective was achieved.

- Territory gained (in meters).

- Australian casualties.

- Australian cost in casualties per meter gained.

3. Graphing Task: Students are tasked with creating a graph to compare Australian casualties in three key theaters of World War I: Fromelles, Polygon Wood, and Beersheba, to determine which was most costly to Australia.

4. Trench Warfare: Students use a Venn diagram to compare characteristics of Australian and German trenches and provide evidence/examples of each characteristic from provided resources.

5. Weapons/Tactics of 1916-17: Students identify the strengths and limitations of various weapons and tactics used during the war, such as artillery, barbed wire, machine guns, and more.

6. Reflective Writing: There is a reflective writing task where students write a 150-word argument on the statement: "The German fortifications and defenses were far superior to those of the British at Fromelles and/or Pozieres."

These activities are designed to promote engagement with historical content through interactive, analytical, and reflective learning.

Common Core Outcomes:

For Grades 6-8: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-8: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10 For Grades 9-12: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 9-10 & 11-12: RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH.11-12.1, RH.11-12.2, RH.9-10.4, RH.11-12.4, RH.9-10.7, RH.11-12.8, RH.9-10.10, RH.11-12.10

Australian Curriculum Links:

• The causes of World War I and the reasons that men enlisted to fight in the war (ACDSEH021)

• The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095)

• The impact of World War I, with a particular emphasis on Australia, such as the use of propaganda to influence the civilian population, the changing role of women and the conscription debate (ACDSEH096)

• The commemoration of World War I, including debates about the nature and significance of the ANZAC legend (ACDSEH097)

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Do your middle/high school students need a no prep activity retrieval task that can be used to develop student skills in identifying primary sources context. There are four sets of three primary sources that students need to assess.

They cover the changing periods of:

• World War One,
• Great Depression,
• Role of Women a
• World War Two.

Please provide a review if you download and use the resource

Task process:

• Look at the three pictures you have been given and identify the event that connects them all.

• Begin to fill out the sections you can remember from memory

• Look through your notes to rectify any gaps or enhance the original answers you have given.

Enjoy this resource! Don't forget to follow my store for more awesome products and rate this product for your TeachShare credits :)

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Do your middle/high school students need a no prep activity retrieval task that can be used to develop student skills in identifying primary sources context. There are four sets of three primary sources that students need to assess.

They cover the changing periods of:

• World War One,
• Great Depression,
• Role of Women a
• World War Two.

Please provide a review if you download and use the resource

Task process:

• Look at the three pictures you have been given and identify the event that connects them all.

• Begin to fill out the sections you can remember from memory

• Look through your notes to rectify any gaps or enhance the original answers you have given.

Enjoy this resource! Don't forget to follow my store for more awesome products and rate this product for your TeachShare credits :)

People that have purchased this resource have also purchased -

Australia World War One - Debate Monash Signature battle

Australia World War One source skills

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Enjoy and please leave a review for future improvement.

Looking for a comprehensive no prep and engaging middle school and high school grade IT activity and worksheet activity to boost history student knowledge and understanding on WW1. This ready-to-use worksheet for iOS/Android app ro webpage links is your solution. This has been massively updated and improved from the earlier version.

Using the app developed by the ABC Australia. Students use the app (Website if not accessible) to compete a summary of the selected battle. The students then share their findings to allow the entire pro forma to be completed or extend the task to research each individually.

The activity includes;

• 7 page editable slide deck to introduce the topic
• A3 2 pages activity sheet
• Rich task ti collect and analysis and reflect on findings
• In task links to digital resources Webpages (If your not using the App)

The activities included on the provided Australian First World War Battles: Immersive Battle Experience worksheets are as follows:

1.Links to Resources: Students can access multimedia content through QR codes or direct web links to enrich their learning experience about the battles.

2. Battle-Focused Questions: For each battle (Fromelles, Pozieres, Polygon Wood, 1st Passchendaele, and Beersheba), students answer specific questions such as:

- The objective of the battle.

- Significant geography/topography of the battlefield.

- Allied forces involved.

- The Australian commander during the battle.

- Defenses facing Australians.

- Significance of the battle in the context of the war.

- Whether the objective was achieved.

- Territory gained (in meters).

- Australian casualties.

- Australian cost in casualties per meter gained.

3. Graphing Task: Students are tasked with creating a graph to compare Australian casualties in three key theaters of World War I: Fromelles, Polygon Wood, and Beersheba, to determine which was most costly to Australia.

4. Trench Warfare: Students use a Venn diagram to compare characteristics of Australian and German trenches and provide evidence/examples of each characteristic from provided resources.

5. Weapons/Tactics of 1916-17: Students identify the strengths and limitations of various weapons and tactics used during the war, such as artillery, barbed wire, machine guns, and more.

6. Reflective Writing: There is a reflective writing task where students write a 150-word argument on the statement: "The German fortifications and defenses were far superior to those of the British at Fromelles and/or Pozieres."

These activities are designed to promote engagement with historical content through interactive, analytical, and reflective learning.

Common Core Outcomes:

For Grades 6-8: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-8: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10 For Grades 9-12: Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 9-10 & 11-12: RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH.11-12.1, RH.11-12.2, RH.9-10.4, RH.11-12.4, RH.9-10.7, RH.11-12.8, RH.9-10.10, RH.11-12.10

Australian Curriculum Links:

• The causes of World War I and the reasons that men enlisted to fight in the war (ACDSEH021)

• The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095)

• The impact of World War I, with a particular emphasis on Australia, such as the use of propaganda to influence the civilian population, the changing role of women and the conscription debate (ACDSEH096)

• The commemoration of World War I, including debates about the nature and significance of the ANZAC legend (ACDSEH097)

  Enjoy this resource! Don't forget to follow my store for more awesome products and rate this product for your TeachShare credits :)

People that have purchased this resource have also purchased -

US focused curriculum resources

✅ ➡ USA History

✅ ➡ USA History Unit One

✅ ➡ USA History Unit Two

✅ ➡ USA History Unit Three

✅ ➡ USA History Unit Four

✅ ➡ USA History Unit Five

✅ ➡ American Revolution

✅ ➡ ⚔ US Civil War

Curriculum resources

Medieval History

Vikings

The Spanish conquest of the Americas

The Black Death

Renaissance
Medieval Japan
Ottoman Empire

✅ ➡ World War One

✅ ➡ Nazi Germany

✅ ➡ ✈ World War Two

✅ ➡ v ☭️ Cold War

✅ ➡ Australian History

✅ ➡ ⚙ Industrial Revolution

and

Subscribe to my Teaching Newsletter for a History and AI freebie!

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