Analysis and use of sources
- Locate information related to inquiry questions in a range of sources (ACHHS102)
- Compare information from a range of sources (ACHHS103)
What? Who? When? Where? Why? How?
Queensland Studies Qutority,2013, provide a series of questions that will help guide our choices when selecting our sources.
What is the source?
Queensland Studies Qutority,2013, provide a series of questions that will help guide our choices when selecting our sources.
What is the source?
- What event or development does it show or describe?
- Who created the source?
- Whose point of view is given? Whose point of view is missing? Why?
- Can I trust the author of this source?
- When was the source created?
- How can you tell its age?
- Can you tell where the source was created?
- Why was the source created?
- Does it tell a story?
- Is it giving facts or opinions?
- Does the source tell you why it was created?
- Can you work out why it was created?
- How accurate is the information from the source?
- How did events happen?
- How can you tell if something has changed or stayed the same?
what is a source?
A source is any written or non-written material that can be used to investigate the past, for example, coins, photographs, letters gravestones and buildings
This source can become support to a historical inquiry
Primary sources give you evidence that has bben linked to a past event, like the miners license or birth death or marriage certificates.
Secondary is a source that post-dates the event and forms a commentary on the event.
This source can become support to a historical inquiry
Primary sources give you evidence that has bben linked to a past event, like the miners license or birth death or marriage certificates.
Secondary is a source that post-dates the event and forms a commentary on the event.
This is an original letter writen by Ned Kelly. This resource has been transposed and is in audio form.
This beautiful sketchbook is a great example of a primary source, my favorite thing about this is that Oscar has created a visual time capsule.
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Original documents are a great primary source.
State Library of Victoria, 2013, Life on the Goldfields, Eureka Stockade.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eureka2.htm> Artwork.
State Library of Victoria, 2013,Charles Doudiet, Swearing Allegiance to the "Southern Cross". Retrieved 12th December 2013.
< http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eucross.htm> Photographs.
State Library New South Wales, 2011, Discover Collections. Small gold minehead without shelter and six miners, Gulgong, ca. 1875, by AACP Wet plate negative ON 4 Box 43/18. Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/gold/> |
Artifacts.
Museum Victoria, 2013, Wet Plate Camera, 1850s.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/websites-mini/immigration-timeline/1850s/ > Graves.
Wikimedia, 2008, File: O’Hara Burke death Site 1. Retrieved 12th December 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_O%27Hara_Burke_death_site_1.JPG>
Maps.
Wikipedia, 2013, File: Interior of NSW 1822 Oxley. Retrieved 9th December 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_NSW_1822_Oxley.jpg |
References:
Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority, 2013, F-10 Curriculum, History v 5.1. Retrieved 9th December 2013.
< http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Year5#learningarea=H >
Flickr Photo Sharing, 2013 Sate Library of NSW, American and Australasian Photographic Company Gold Mine head and Seven Miners, Gugong, 1871-1875. Retrieved October 9th 2013.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/2959782839/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
Founders and Survivors Storylines, 2012. Retrieved 8th October 2013.
<http://www.founders-storylines.com/>
Museum Victoria, 2013, Wet Plate Camera, 1850s.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/websites-mini/immigration-timeline/1850s/ >
National Film and Sound Archive, 2012,Digital Learning Resources, Australian History Timeline. Retrieved 8th October 2013. <http://www.aushistorytimeline.com/>
Nationa Museum of Australia, 2013, Jerilderie Letter. Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/collection_interactives/jerilderie_letter>
Queensland Studies Authority, 2013, Year 5 History resources. Retrieved 13th November 2013.
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yr5-history-resources.html
Reserve Bank of Australia, 2013, Banknotes, Biographies. Retrieved 10th October 2013.
<http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/>
State Library New South Wales, 2011, Discover Collections. Retrieved 12th December 2013. <http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/gold/>
State Library of Victoria, 2013, Life on the Goldfields, Eureka Stockade.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eureka2.htm>
State Library New South Wales, 2011, Discover Collections. Small gold minehead without shelter and six miners, Gulgong, ca. 1875, by AACP Wet plate negative ON 4 Box 43/18. Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/gold/>
State Library of Victoria, 2013,Charles Doudiet, Swearing Allegiance to the "Southern Cross". Retrieved 12th December 2013.
< http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eucross.htm>
Wikipedia, 2013, File: Interior of NSW 1822 Oxley. Retrieved 9th December 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_NSW_1822_Oxley.jpg
Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority, 2013, F-10 Curriculum, History v 5.1. Retrieved 9th December 2013.
< http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Year5#learningarea=H >
Flickr Photo Sharing, 2013 Sate Library of NSW, American and Australasian Photographic Company Gold Mine head and Seven Miners, Gugong, 1871-1875. Retrieved October 9th 2013.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/2959782839/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
Founders and Survivors Storylines, 2012. Retrieved 8th October 2013.
<http://www.founders-storylines.com/>
Museum Victoria, 2013, Wet Plate Camera, 1850s.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/websites-mini/immigration-timeline/1850s/ >
National Film and Sound Archive, 2012,Digital Learning Resources, Australian History Timeline. Retrieved 8th October 2013. <http://www.aushistorytimeline.com/>
Nationa Museum of Australia, 2013, Jerilderie Letter. Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/collection_interactives/jerilderie_letter>
Queensland Studies Authority, 2013, Year 5 History resources. Retrieved 13th November 2013.
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yr5-history-resources.html
Reserve Bank of Australia, 2013, Banknotes, Biographies. Retrieved 10th October 2013.
<http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/>
State Library New South Wales, 2011, Discover Collections. Retrieved 12th December 2013. <http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/gold/>
State Library of Victoria, 2013, Life on the Goldfields, Eureka Stockade.Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eureka2.htm>
State Library New South Wales, 2011, Discover Collections. Small gold minehead without shelter and six miners, Gulgong, ca. 1875, by AACP Wet plate negative ON 4 Box 43/18. Retrieved 12th December 2013.
<http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/discover_collections/history_nation/gold/>
State Library of Victoria, 2013,Charles Doudiet, Swearing Allegiance to the "Southern Cross". Retrieved 12th December 2013.
< http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/eureka/eucross.htm>
Wikipedia, 2013, File: Interior of NSW 1822 Oxley. Retrieved 9th December 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_of_NSW_1822_Oxley.jpg