📚 Part 1: Timeline Planning

1. What significant Australian historical event will your timeline focus on?

Australian Federation (1901)

Gold Rush Era (1850s-1860s)

Eureka Stockade (1854)

Indigenous Resistance Movements

Other: ___________________

2. List THREE key dates that must be included in your timeline:

Date 1: ___/___/______ Event: _________________________________

Date 2: ___/___/______ Event: _________________________________

Date 3: ___/___/______ Event: _________________________________

3. What primary sources will you use as evidence? (Check all that apply)

Newspaper articles from the period

Government documents

Photographs or illustrations

Personal letters or diaries

Maps from the historical period

🔍 Part 2: Cause and Effect Analysis

4. Choose ONE significant event from your timeline. What were the main CAUSES that led to this event?

5. What were the immediate EFFECTS of this event on Australian society?

6. Describe what CHANGED in Australian society as a result of your chosen events:

7. Describe what stayed the same (CONTINUITY) despite these historical changes:

8. Which event on your timeline do you think was most significant in shaping modern Australia? Explain your reasoning:

9. How might Australia be different today if ONE of your timeline events had never happened?

10. Rate your group's timeline presentation preparation:

Excellent - We're ready to present confidently

Good - We need to practise a bit more

Fair - We need more time to prepare

Poor - We need significant help