Melbourne’s Past: Investigating Little Lon

Investigate a significant moment of Melbourne’s history and explore historical sources in this self-directed excursion for secondary students.

Immersion into the evocative Little Lon section of the Melbourne Story exhibition.
Thinking like a historian as they analyse artefacts and objects, primary and secondary sources.
Different perspectives and experiences of people from the past.

How the city of Melbourne has evolved and developed.
About the social issues of the time and significant groups or people involved in making change.
About the experiences, work and lifestyles of people who lived in Melbourne at the time.
How archaeological evidence can shape historic narratives.
To think creatively and critically.

Students will be provided with a trail booklet, Dunny Detectives: Excavating Little Lon, to prompt questioning, thinking and investigating.

significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements that contributed to continuity and change in Australian society between 1750 and 1914
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’, local-born colonists’ and migrants’ experiences and perspectives of continuity and change between 1750 and 1914
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continuities and changes and their consequences on ways of life, living conditions, political and legal institutions and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century
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analyse the purpose, features, content and context of historical sources
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evaluate the value of sources for use as evidence to interpret historical significance, continuity and change, and causes and consequences
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analyse continuity and change
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analyse short- and long-term causes and the intended and unintended consequences of significant events, individuals, ideas and developments and their contributions to continuity and change VC2HH10S08