Gold Mini Project

Year 6 Gold Mini Project – Week 5 Term 2 2016

Choose ONE of the activities below to complete for homework this week (Week 5).  

Present your work on separate paper – NOT in your homework book.

• Research what the role and responsibilities of women were during the gold rush. Using a Venn diagram (two overlapping circles) compare the life of women during the gold rush to that of women today. 

• The gold fields were Australia’s first experience of a truly multicultural population. Investigate the cultural differences and racism in the gold fields. Present your findings in a 1-2 minute talk to the class.

• What was the Eureka Stockade? Create a brochure, booklet or poster that addresses: Who, what when, where and why. Investigate why it was a key event in the development of democracy in Australia.

• Investigate the effect that the gold rush had on the Aboriginal population. Create a list of advantages and disadvantages for Indigenous people

• Imagine you a person living and working in the gold fields. Either write a journal entry describing a day in the gold fields or write a simple song about your experiences on the gold fields, using a tune you already know

• Research and create a `how to’ book on the methods used to find gold. Each method will need to be written as a procedure. 

OPTIONAL

• Create an artwork that represents an aspect of life in the gold fields.

Bring your completed project to school on FRIDAY 27^th May (and no later) for marking.