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__** Description of the gold rush activity @ the learning federation **__  Description Key learning objectives Year level Topics Learning area Strand Concept Skill Student activity Learning design
 * Dig for gold on the Ballarat goldfields in 1865. Try your luck at alluvial or shaft mining. Buy a miner's permit, tools and enough supplies to last a month. Discover how hard life was on the goldfields. Explore a map showing the countries migrants left to join the gold rush in Australia. Find out which towns developed due to the discovery of gold. Look at an illustrated timeline to find out how the gold rush led to a boom in the Australian economy and rural development. This learning object is the simplest in a series of two learning objects that differ in complexity of navigation and basic calculations.
 * Students recognise that gold was discovered in many parts of Australia between 1850 and 1900.
 * Students recognise the importance of the Gold Rush era in shaping Australia's population during the mid to late 1800s.
 * Students understand that the Gold Rush era introduced new skills into Australia and caused a boom in the economy and population growth.
 * [|Australian history]
 * [|Gold rushes]
 * [|Immigration]
 * [|Mining]
 * [|Population growth]
 * [|Rural areas]
 * [|Towns]
 * studies of society and environment
 * Studies of society and environment/Time, continuity and change
 * Studies of society and environment/Australian history
 * Studies of society and environment/Social impact
 * Studies of society and environment/Migrants
 * Studies of society and environment/Population distribution
 * Studies of society and environment/Economic impact
 * Analysis
 * Application
 * Comprehension
 * Knowledge
 * Interactives
 * Games
 * Experiment
 * Analysis
 * Modelling
 * Experiential learning
 * Independent learning
 * Problem solving
 * Visual learning